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Senate Roll Call 583, 95th Congress · October 27, 1977

TO PASS S. RES. 307, A RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING THE SENATE CONFEREES ON H.R. 7555, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978, TO RECEDE FROM THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT #82 (SEE RC 337) TO THE BILL. S. RES. 307 PROPOSES THAT THE SENATE CONCUR IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENT THAT AUTHORIZES THE USE OF HEW FUNDS FOR CERTAIN "MEDICAL PROCEDURES" TO TREAT VICTIMS OF RAPE OF INCEST AND FOR ABORTIONS WHEN THE MOTHER'S LIFE I

33 yea · 59 nay7 not voting or present
Democrat14 yea · 43 nay
Republican18 yea · 17 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S.Res. 307

A resolution to instruct the Senate conferees on H.R. 7555.

Policy area: Congress — 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 “Expand access”

    model(0.90): Allowing federal funds for abortion in cases of rape, incest, or life threat protects abortion access.

    Tagged by: keyword:abortions

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) The vote is a social policy rider fight on abortion access; fiscal impact is incidental.

    Tagged by: keyword:appropriations

    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 (33)

Nay (60)

Not voting or present (7)

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