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House Roll Call 427, 98th Congress · November 8, 1983

TO AGREE TO THAT PORTION OF THE WRIGHT AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 403 WHICH PROVIDES $145.0 MILLION FOR CARRYING OUT EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION ASSISTANCE UNDER TITLE V OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. 13, 1983. (MOTION PASSED)

208 yea · 203 nay22 not voting or present
Democrat193 yea · 54 nay
Republican14 yea · 147 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 403 ↗

A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1984.

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.

  • ImmigrationA yea counts toward “Expansive”

    model(0.85): Provides education assistance funding specifically for immigrant students.

    Tagged by: keyword:immigrant

    Axis: Expansive ← → Restrictive

  • EducationA yea counts toward “Expand federal role”

    model(0.90): Provides federal funding for emergency immigrant education programs.

    Tagged by: keyword:higher education act

    Axis: Expand federal role ← → Reduce federal role

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.95): Appropriates $145 million in new spending.

    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 (208)

Nay (203)

Not voting or present (22)

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