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Senate Roll Call 367, 97th Congress · November 12, 1981

TO AMEND THE PERCY AMENDMENT TO S. 1112 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. THE ORIGINAL PERCY AMENDMENT REQUIRES AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE BY JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS IN ANY FUTURE INSTANCE OF SELECTIVE EMBARGO OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, CLARIFYING NATIONAL SECURITY CONTROL TO EXCLUDE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AND IF THE PRESIDENT SELECTIVELY (CONTINUED) EMBARGOES AGRICULTURAL TRADE PRODUCTS, THE PRESIDENT WOULD NEED JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL AND CONGRESS WOULD HAVE SIXTY DAYS TO APPROVE. THE PERCY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT RETAINS THIS LANGUAGE, BUT REQUIRES THE EMBARGO PROVISION TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 1985 INSTEAD OF UPON THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 16

66 yea · 20 nay12 not voting or present
Democrat33 yea · 6 nay
Republican35 yea · 13 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 1112

Export Administration Amendments Act of 1981

Policy area: Foreign Trade and International 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.

  • TradeA yea counts toward “Protectionist”

    model(0.80): Delays restrictions on agricultural embargoes, making executive trade sanctions easier to maintain.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Foreign Trade and International Finance

    Axis: Protectionist ← → Free trade

Who voted which way

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

Yea (68)

Nay (20)

Not voting or present (12)

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