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House Roll Call 474, 98th Congress · November 16, 1983

TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3222, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1984. THE SENATE AMENDMENT PROVIDES $11.88 MILLION FOR EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, INCLUDING HIRE OF PASSENGER MOTOR VECHILES. (MOTION PASSED)

417 yea · 3 nay12 not voting or present
Democrat255 yea · 0 nay
Republican161 yea · 3 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 3222

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 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.

  • Civil RightsA yea counts toward “Broaden protections”

    model(0.85): Funding the Civil Rights Commission expands civil rights enforcement.

    Tagged by: keyword:civil rights

    Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.90): Appropriating funds for agency expenses increases federal 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 (419)

Nay (3)

Not voting or present (12)

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