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House Roll Call 85, 98th Congress · May 9, 1983

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2173, A BILL TO AMEND THE CONTRACT SERVICES DRUG DEPENDENT FEDERAL OFFENDERS ACT OF 1978 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO CARRY OUT SUCH ACT. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)

275 yea · 8 nay148 not voting or present
Democrat165 yea · 1 nay
Republican109 yea · 7 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 2173

Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Authorization Act of 1983

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement — 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.

  • Criminal JusticeA yea counts toward “Reform-oriented”

    model(0.85): Authorizing additional funds for treatment services for drug-dependent offenders emphasizes rehabilitation over pure punishment.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Crime and Law Enforcement

    Axis: Reform-oriented ← → Punitive

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.95): Authorizing additional appropriations expands federal budget outlays.

    Tagged by: keyword:appropriations

    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 (276)

Nay (8)

Not voting or present (148)

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