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Senate Roll Call 188, 97th Congress · July 16, 1981

TO TABLE THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. 266, THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY TAX ACT OF 1981 PROVIDING FOR REDUCTIONS AND REDUCED REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEARS 1981-1984 AND A REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES OF 5 PERCENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1981, OF AN ADDITIONAL 10 PERCENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1982, AND AN ADDITIONAL 10 PERCENT ON JULY 1, 1983, WHICH PROVIDES FOR BORROWING BY THE OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND FROM THE DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND OR HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND. (MOTION PASSED)

51 yea · 45 nay3 not voting or present
Democrat1 yea · 44 nay
Republican50 yea · 1 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 266

Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

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.

  • Health CareDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Trust fund borrowing provisions do not alter healthcare coverage rules.

    Tagged by: keyword:hospital

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • TaxesDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) The amendment addresses trust fund transfers rather than tax rates or revenue.

    Tagged by: keyword:income tax

    Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Interfund borrowing between trust funds is a net-neutral transfer between federal accounts.

    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 (51)

Nay (46)

Not voting or present (3)

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