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House Roll Call 50, 97th Congress · June 2, 1981

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1100 WHICH EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. (MOTION AGREED TO)

394 yea · 2 nay32 not voting or present
Democrat209 yea · 2 nay
Republican184 yea · 0 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 1100

Former Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 1981

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security — 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(0.95): Expanding healthcare benefit eligibility for former POWs broadens healthcare coverage.

    Tagged by: keyword:healthcare

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Defense & War PowersDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Providing healthcare benefits to former POWs is veterans policy, not military force expansion or restraint.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Armed Forces and National Security

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (396)

Nay (2)

Not voting or present (32)

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