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House Roll Call 429, 98th Congress · November 8, 1983

TO AGREE TO THAT PORTION OF THE WRIGHT AMENDMENT WHICH PROVIDES $20.0 MILLION IN FUNDS FOR WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. (MOTION PASSED)

336 yea · 72 nay25 not voting or present
Democrat239 yea · 8 nay
Republican94 yea · 64 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 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.

  • EducationA yea counts toward “Expand federal role”

    model(0.90): Provides federal funding for higher education work-study programs.

    Tagged by: keyword:higher education act

    Axis: Expand federal role ← → Reduce federal role

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.95): Adds $20 million in spending for work-study programs.

    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 (336)

Nay (72)

Not voting or present (25)

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