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Senate Roll Call 868, 97th Congress · September 29, 1982

TO TABLE THE NICKLES AMENDMENT TO THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 599. THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT PROVIDES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR A SUM EQUAL TO 5 PERCENT OF THE LATEST ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNEMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1982. THE NICKLES AMENDMENT AMENDS THE DAVIS-BACON ACT BY TRANSLATING INTO LAW CERTAIN REGULATORY CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUT BLOCKED BY COURT ORDER. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 41

52 yea · 44 nay2 not voting or present
Democrat38 yea · 7 nay
Republican14 yea · 38 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 599 ↗

A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1983, 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 (0.95) Davis-Bacon Act regulatory provisions concern labor rules rather than direct fiscal spending expansion or restraint.

    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 (52)

Nay (46)

Not voting or present (2)

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