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House Roll Call 696, 95th Congress · December 7, 1977

THAT THE HOUSE CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H. J. RES. 622, INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT ON ABORTION. THE SENATE AMENDMENT IN QUESTION PROHIBITS THE USE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR ABORTION EXCEPT WHEN THE MOTHER'S LIFE WOULD BE ENDANGERED IF THE FETUS WERE CARRIED TO TERM, WHEN SEVERE AND LONG-LASTING PHYSICAL HEALTH DAMAGE WOULD RESULT TO THE MOTHER AND FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF RAPE AND INCEST THAT HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT PROMPTLY.

171 yea · 178 nay22 not voting or present
Democrat168 yea · 103 nay
Republican32 yea · 106 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 622

Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1978.

Policy area: Economics and Public 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(0.90): Adopts restrictions on federal funding for abortion services.

    Tagged by: keyword:abortion

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Policy rider on an appropriations bill is unclear on a fiscal axis.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Economics and Public 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 (202)

Nay (210)

Not voting or present (22)

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