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House Roll Call 190, 97th Congress · September 15, 1981

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 153, TO AUTHORIZE A BUST OR STATUE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR, TO BE PLACED IN THE CAPITOL. (MOTION AGREED TO)

386 yea · 16 nay26 not voting or present
Democrat216 yea · 1 nay
Republican172 yea · 15 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.Con.Res. 153 ↗

A concurrent resolution authorizing a bust or statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, to be placed in the Capitol.

Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues — 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) Authorizing a commemorative statue in the Capitol is ceremonial and does not alter civil rights protections.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

    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 (391)

Nay (16)

Not voting or present (26)

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