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Senate Roll Call 3, 98th Congress · March 1, 1983

TO AMEND THE THURMOND AMENDMENT TO S. 47, A BILL IMPROVING THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN COMMERCE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES. THE THURMOND AMENDMENT MAKES CHANGES IN TARIFF FILING AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS. THE STEVENS AMENDMENT IS A PERFECTING AMENDMENT. (MOTION PASSED)

61 yea · 31 nay8 not voting or present
Democrat31 yea · 14 nay
Republican30 yea · 17 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 47

Shipping Act of 1984

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works — 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.

  • TradeDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Text does not explain the policy effect of the Stevens perfecting amendment.

    Tagged by: keyword:tariff

    Axis: Protectionist ← → Free trade

Who voted which way

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

Yea (61)

Nay (31)

Not voting or present (8)

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