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Senate Roll Call 69, 96th Congress · April 30, 1979

TO TABLE AN APPEAL ON THE RULING OF THE CHAIR CONCERNING THE HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT TO S. 210 RELATIVE TO ENFORCEMENT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM GUIDELINES. THE CHAIR RULED THE HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT OUT OF ORDER. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 4

59 yea · 32 nay8 not voting or present
Democrat46 yea · 6 nay
Republican14 yea · 25 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 210

An act to establish a Department of Education, and for other purposes.

Policy area: Education — 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) Vote to table an appeal on a ruling of the chair is a procedural vote.

    Tagged by: keyword:affirmative action

    Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

  • EducationDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Vote on a procedural appeal ruling of the chair does not take a direct stance on education policy.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Education

    Axis: Expand federal role ← → Reduce federal role

Who voted which way

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

Yea (60)

Nay (32)

Not voting or present (8)

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