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House Roll Call 365, 98th Congress · October 5, 1983

TO AMEND H.R. 3648, A BILL IMPROVING THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, AND AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUCH CORPORATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1984. THE FLORIO AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT AMTRAK SHOULD ISSUE PREFERRED STOCK TO THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO DISCHARGE ANY OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE SECRETARY. (MOTION FAILED)

151 yea · 198 nay77 not voting or present
Democrat145 yea · 59 nay
Republican8 yea · 141 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 3648

Amtrak Improvement Act of 1983

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works — 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 (0.70) Restructuring Amtrak loan obligations via preferred stock is a financial adjustment with unclear fiscal direction.

    Tagged by: keyword:appropriations

    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 (154)

Nay (202)

Not voting or present (77)

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