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House Roll Call 895, 96th Congress · May 21, 1980

TO AGREE TO H. RES. 656, THE RULE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5200, REVISING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF FAIR HOUSING UNDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. (MOTION PASSED)

382 yea · 7 nay42 not voting or present
Democrat237 yea · 1 nay
Republican143 yea · 6 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.Res. 656

A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 5200, to amend title VIII of the act commonly called the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise the procedures for the enforcement of fair housing, and for other purposes.

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.

  • Civil RightsDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Voting on a rule for consideration of a bill is floor procedure.

    Tagged by: keyword:civil rights

    Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

Who voted which way

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

Yea (383)

Nay (7)

Not voting or present (42)

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