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House Roll Call 327, 96th Congress · July 19, 1979

TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE SATTERFIELD AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3917, HEALTH PLANNING. THE SATTERFIELD AMENDMENT STIPULATES THAT THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED MAY NOT BE MADE SUBJECT TO ANY REQUIREMENT NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO A DETERMINATION OF THE NEED FOR WHICH THE CERTIFICATE IS TO BE ISSUED. THE PREYER AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT A CERTIFICATE OF NEED MAY NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY CONDITION THAT DOES NOT DIRECTLY RELATE TO REVIEW CRITERIA DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED BY THE STATE AGENCY AFTER REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING AND DEBATE. (MOTION FAILED)

203 yea · 211 nay13 not voting or present
Democrat194 yea · 69 nay
Republican11 yea · 144 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 3917 ↗

Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979

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 CareDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Certificate of need criteria concern administrative regulation, not direct healthcare coverage expansion or restriction.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Health

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

Who voted which way

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

Yea (206)

Nay (215)

Not voting or present (13)

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