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Senate Roll Call 477, 97th Congress · December 10, 1981

TO AMEND H.J.RES.370 TO PROVIDE THAT THE SENATE STRONGLY REAFFIRMS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN IMPROVING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AMERICANS, AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN DISTRESSED URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES BY (1)SUPPORTING COST-EFFECTIVE AND MEANINGFUL FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE UNMET HOUSING NEEDS OF LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS, THE ELDERLY, THE HANDICAPPED, AND OTHERS WITH SPECIALIZED HOUSING PROBLEMS, (2)PRESERVING THE CAPACITY OF FEDERAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE AND SECONDARY MARKET PROGRAMS TO PERFORM THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLES IN SERVING POTENTIAL HOMEBUYERS, AND (3)MAINTAINING AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANT PROGRAM IN ANSWERING PRESSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS. (MOTION FAILED). SEE NOTE(S) 21

40 yea · 55 nay5 not voting or present
Democrat40 yea · 6 nay
Republican0 yea · 48 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 370

A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes.

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.

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.80) Non-binding language reaffirming federal housing support lacks direct, quantifiable fiscal impact.

    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 (40)

Nay (55)

Not voting or present (5)

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