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House Roll Call 339, 97th Congress · December 14, 1981

TO AGREE THAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ON H.R.4995, THE FISCAL YEAR 1982 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATION BILL, BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AT SUCH TIMES AS CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION IS UNDER CONSIDERATION. HOWEVER, ANY SITTING MEMBER OF CONGRESS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ATTEND ANY CLOSED OR OPEN MEETING. (MOTION PASSED).

359 yea · 1 nay71 not voting or present
Democrat191 yea · 1 nay
Republican168 yea · 0 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 4559

Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 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.

  • Defense & War PowersDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Procedural motion regarding committee meeting rules.

    Tagged by: keyword:defense appropriation

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Procedural motion regarding committee meeting rules.

    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 (361)

Nay (1)

Not voting or present (71)

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