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House Roll Call 690, 95th Congress · December 6, 1977

TO MODIFY THE MAHON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 662. THE MAHON AMENDMENT ADDS LANGUAGE PROVIDING FOR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE. THE MICHEL AMENDMENT MODIFIES THE MAHON AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE A CLAUSE PROHIBITING USE OF THE CONTINUED FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR VICTIMS OF RAPE OR INCEST THAT HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT PROMPTLY, OR WHEN SEVERE AND LONG-LASTING PHYSICAL HEALTH DAMAGE WOULD RESULT TO THE MOTHER IF THE FETUS WERE CARRIED TO TERM.

170 yea · 200 nay12 not voting or present
Democrat161 yea · 118 nay
Republican33 yea · 107 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 662

Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1978, and for other purposes.

Policy area: Municipal 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.

  • Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Restrict access”

    model(0.95): Adding restrictive language on abortion funding limits access to reproductive healthcare services.

    Tagged by: keyword:abortions

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Restricting abortion funding via a rider is a social policy issue, unclear on a fiscal axis.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Municipal finance

    Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

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

Yea (196)

Nay (226)

Not voting or present (12)

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