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House Roll Call 80, 98th Congress · May 4, 1983

TO AMEND THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED BY THE HYDE AMENDMENT, FOR THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT NOW PROVIDES THAT REDUCTIONS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS SHOULD BE ACHIEVED WITHIN A REASONABLE, SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME AS DETERMINED BY NEGOTIATIONS. THE DICKS AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT IN THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS, AFTER A FREEZE IS AGREED TO, NEGOTIATORS SHOULD PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO PURSUING REDUCTIONS. (MOTION PASSED)

225 yea · 191 nay15 not voting or present
Democrat66 yea · 179 nay
Republican158 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.

  • Abortion & ContraceptionDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) The vote concerns nuclear arms freeze negotiations and is unrelated to reproductive rights.

    Tagged by: keyword:hyde amendment

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

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

    model(0.80): The amendment emphasizes pursuing immediate arms reductions post-freeze, favoring arms control and restraint.

    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 (225)

Nay (192)

Not voting or present (15)

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