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House Roll Call 79, 98th Congress · May 4, 1983

TO AMEND THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13, AS AMENDED BY THE SOLARZ AMENDMENT. THE SOLARZ AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT REDUCTIONS ARE TO BE ACHIEVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A MUTUAL AND VERIFIABLE FREEZE. THE HYDE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT REDUCTIONS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS SHOULD BE ACHIEVED WITHIN A REASONABLE, SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME AS DERMINED BY NEGOTIATIONS. (MOTION PASSED)

221 yea · 203 nay5 not voting or present
Democrat61 yea · 192 nay
Republican160 yea · 11 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 13 ↗

A joint resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze on and reductions in nuclear weapons.

Policy area: International Affairs — 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.

  • Defense & War PowersA yea counts toward “Military expansion”

    model(0.75): The Hyde amendment substitute replaced an immediate freeze requirement, representing a position favored by defense proponents.

    Tagged by: keyword:nuclear weapons

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (222)

Nay (205)

Not voting or present (5)

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