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Senate Roll Call 130, 94th Congress · April 10, 1975

TO TABLE SEN. BARTLETT'S AMENDMENT TO S. 66, A BILL EXTENDING AND REVISING NURSES TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, HEALTH REVENUE SHARING, AND HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1975-1977, PROVIDING THAT NO FUNDS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR OR ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS, EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER.

54 yea · 36 nay4 not voting or present
Democrat40 yea · 17 nay
Republican18 yea · 18 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 66

An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act and related health laws to revise and extend the health revenue sharing program, the family planning programs, the community mental health centers program, the program for migrant health centers and community health centers, the National Health Service Corps program, and the programs for assistance for nurse training, and for other purposes.

Policy area: Health — 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.

  • Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

    model(0.85): Tabling an amendment that restricts abortion funding preserves broader health program coverage.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Health

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Expand access”

    model(0.95): Tabling an amendment restricting Social Security abortion funding protects access to reproductive care.

    Tagged by: keyword:abortions

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

Who voted which way

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

Yea (58)

Nay (37)

Not voting or present (4)

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