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House Roll Call 283, 98th Congress · August 1, 1983

TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 256, A MEASURE DISAPPROVING THE PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO EXTEND CERTAIN WAIVER AUTHORITY UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO BLOCK RENEWAL OF FAVORABLE TRADING STATUS FOR ROMANIA. (MOTION PASSED)

279 yea · 126 nay28 not voting or present
Democrat203 yea · 35 nay
Republican74 yea · 90 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.Res. 256

A resolution disapproving the President's recommendation to extend certain waiver authority under the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Romania.

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 “Free trade”

    model(0.85): Postponing disapproval preserves favorable trade status waiver authority.

    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 (279)

Nay (126)

Not voting or present (28)

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