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House Roll Call 418, 98th Congress · November 3, 1983

TO AMEND THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2867 WITH A PERFECTING AMENDMENT. H.R. 2867 AMENDS THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1984 THROUGH 1986. THE HUGHES AMENDMENT DIRECTS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AT THE REQUEST OF THE ADMINISTRATOR AND ON THE BASIS OF A SHOWING OF NEED, TO DEPUTIZE QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE EPA AS SPECIAL DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHALS IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO VIOLATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL PROVISIONS IN THE BILL. (MOTION PASSED)

292 yea · 125 nay13 not voting or present
Democrat141 yea · 108 nay
Republican150 yea · 18 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 2867

Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984

Policy area: Environmental Protection — 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.

  • Climate & EnergyA yea counts toward “Climate action”

    model(0.85): Deputizing EPA staff as U.S. Marshals strengthens environmental law enforcement.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Environmental Protection

    Axis: Climate action ← → Fossil fuel priority

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Vote addresses EPA law enforcement powers rather than budget or spending levels.

    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 (293)

Nay (127)

Not voting or present (13)

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