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House Roll Call 350, 98th Congress · September 29, 1983

TO PASS S. J. RES. 159, A MEASURE AUTHORIZING THE FURTHER PARTICIPATION OF U.S. ARMED FORCES IN THE MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN LEBANON. (MOTION PASSED)

253 yea · 156 nay21 not voting or present
Democrat121 yea · 126 nay
Republican131 yea · 31 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S.J.Res. 159 ↗

A joint resolution providing statutory authorization under the War Powers Resolution for continued United States participation in the multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon in order to obtain withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon.

Policy area: International Affairs — 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.

  • Defense & War PowersA yea counts toward “Military expansion”

    model(0.95): Authorizing deployment and participation of U.S. Armed Forces expands military involvement.

    Tagged by: keyword:armed forces

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

Who voted which way

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

Yea (255)

Nay (157)

Not voting or present (21)

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