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House Roll Call 135, 97th Congress · July 17, 1981

TO AGREE TO AMENDMENTS EN BLOC TO H.R. 4034, FISCAL 1982 APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THAT PROHIBIT THE USE OF EPA POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND COMPLIANCE FUNDS TO REQUIRE STATES TO ADOPT, IMPLEMENT OR ENFORCE A VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. (MOTION FAILED)

177 yea · 184 nay57 not voting or present
Democrat53 yea · 141 nay
Republican130 yea · 48 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 4034

Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance — 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.

  • Climate & EnergyA yea counts toward “Fossil fuel priority”

    model(0.90): Blocks EPA vehicle emissions inspection requirements, prioritizing fossil fuel use.

    Tagged by: keyword:epa

    Axis: Climate action ← → Fossil fuel priority

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Rider restricting EPA enforcement is a policy fight where spending impact is incidental.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Economics and Public Finance

    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 (184)

Nay (191)

Not voting or present (57)

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