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Senate Roll Call 965, 96th Congress · September 29, 1980

TO AMEND H. J. RES. 610, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH 12/15/80, PROVIDING THA STATES REMAIN FREE NOT TO FUND ABORTIONS TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION DEEM APPROPRIATE, AND PROHIBITING PAYMENTS FOR DRUGS, DEVICES TO PREVENT IMPLANTATION OF THE FERTILIZED OVUM, OR FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES NECESSARY FOR THE TERMINATION OF AN ECTOPIC PREGNANCY. (MOTION PASSED)

47 yea · 37 nay16 not voting or present
Democrat22 yea · 24 nay
Republican24 yea · 13 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

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(0.95): Restricts abortion funding for states and prohibits payments for certain contraceptive devices.

    Tagged by: keyword:abortions

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Policy rider on abortion funding, not a fiscal policy measure.

    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 (47)

Nay (37)

Not voting or present (16)

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