TO AMEND THE HARKIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7355 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. H.R. 7355 AUTHORIZES APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1983. THE HARKIN AMENDMENT PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE TO ANY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA, OR PROVOKING A WAR BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS. THE BOLAND AMENDMENT THERETO BARS USE OF FUNDS BY THE CIA OR THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE. (MOTION PASSED)

The measure

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 PowersA yea counts toward “Military restraint”

  model(0.95): Barring funds for military/covert activities against foreign governments represents military restraint.

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

  Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

• Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Policy rider restricting covert actions in Nicaragua, incidental to overall budget.

  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.