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House Roll Call 232, 97th Congress · October 6, 1981

TO AMEND H.R. 4560, FISCAL 1982 APPROPRIATIONS FOR LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, TO BAR ENFORCEMENT OF A PROVISION IN THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL THAT PROHIBITED MEDICARE AND MEDICAID REIMBURSMENT FOR DRUGS FOR WHICH THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAD NOT COMPLETED AN EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS. (MOTION PASSED)

271 yea · 148 nay10 not voting or present
Democrat86 yea · 142 nay
Republican186 yea · 6 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 4560

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics — 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.

  • Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

    model(0.85): Allows Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for additional drugs.

    Tagged by: keyword:medicare,medicaid

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.85): Permits Medicare and Medicaid drug spending that was previously prohibited.

    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 (273)

Nay (150)

Not voting or present (10)

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