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House Roll Call 500, 97th Congress · June 17, 1982

TO AGREE TO H. RES. 499, THE RULE UNDER WHICH H.R. 5879 IS TO BE CONSIDERED. H.R. 5879 AMENDS THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT TO EXTEND FOR THREE YEARS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, AND MAKES CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM. (MOTION PASSED)

388 yea · 3 nay41 not voting or present
Democrat208 yea · 2 nay
Republican178 yea · 1 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.Res. 499

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5879) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for three years the authorization for appropriations for refugee assistance, to make certain improvements in the operation of the program, and for other purposes.

Policy area: Congress — 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.

  • ImmigrationDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Voting on a procedural rule providing for consideration of a bill is floor procedure.

    Tagged by: keyword:immigration,refugee

    Axis: Expansive ← → Restrictive

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Voting on a special rule for bill consideration is procedural.

    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 (388)

Nay (3)

Not voting or present (41)

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