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House Roll Call 526, 97th Congress · July 14, 1982

TO AMEND H. J. RES. 400, A MEASURE TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL. H. J. RES. 400 ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL IS SUBJECT TO THE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL OF THE FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COMMISSION. THE WALKER AMENDMENT PROHIBITS EXPENDITURE OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS THAT ARE IN VIOLATION OF BALANCED BUDGET PROVISIONS IN LAW. (MOTION FAILED)

158 yea · 247 nay25 not voting or present
Democrat27 yea · 193 nay
Republican133 yea · 52 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other0 yea · 2 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 400 ↗

A joint resolution to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the supervision and approval of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, to proceed with the construction of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and for other purposes.

Policy area: Social Sciences and History — 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.

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal restraint”

    model(0.90): Enforcing balanced budget provisions restricts spending.

    Tagged by: keyword:balanced budget

    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 (160)

Nay (248)

Not voting or present (25)

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