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House Roll Call 1359, 95th Congress · September 8, 1978

TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 11711 THAT WOULD EXTEND COVERAGE TO WORKERS THAT HAVE AT LEAST 40 WEEKS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE 104 WEEKS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THEIR LAYOFF, AS WELL AS WORKERS THAT HAVE AT LEAST 26 WEEKS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE 52 WEEKS PRECEDING THEIR LAYOFF. H.R. 11711 IS THE BILL IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF THE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR WORKERS AND FIRMS HURT BY IMPORT COMPETITION.

206 yea · 110 nay112 not voting or present
Democrat173 yea · 38 nay
Republican34 yea · 72 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 11711

A bill to improve the operation of the adjustment assistance programs for workers and firms under the Trade Act of 1974.

Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance — 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.

  • TradeDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Trade adjustment assistance provides worker relief rather than altering trade barriers or tariffs.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Foreign Trade and International Finance

    Axis: Protectionist ← → Free trade

Who voted which way

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

Yea (210)

Nay (110)

Not voting or present (112)

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