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Senate Roll Call 563, 105th Congress · September 11, 1998

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF S. 1645, TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROHIBIT TAKING MINORS ACROSS STATE LINES TO AVOID LAWS REQUIRING THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS IN ABORTION DECISIONS.)

Question before the chamber: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

97 yea · 0 nayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to3 not voting or present
Democrat42 yea · 0 nay
Republican53 yea · 0 nay
Independent2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 1645

Child Custody Protection Act

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Restrict access”

    model(0.95): Advancing a measure restricting transport of minors across state lines for abortions restricts access.

    Tagged by: keyword:abortion

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

  • Criminal JusticeA yea counts toward “Punitive”

    model(0.90): Advancing a bill that establishes new federal criminal penalties is punitive.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Crime and Law Enforcement

    Axis: Reform-oriented ← → Punitive

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (97)

Nay (0)

None

Not voting or present (3)

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