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Senate Roll Call 355, 98th Congress · November 16, 1983

TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 290, A MEASURE (CONTINUED) PERMITTING FREE ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF THE PERSONAL EFFECTS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER RELATED ARTICLES OF FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS, OFFICIALS, AND OTHER ACCREDITED MEMBERS OF DELEGATIONS INVOLVED IN THE GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD TO BE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1984. THE DOLE AMENDMENT PROVIDES A REFUNDABLE FEDERAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TUITION. (MOTION PASSED)

59 yea · 38 nay1 not voting or present
Democrat37 yea · 9 nay
Republican24 yea · 29 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

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.

  • TaxesA yea counts toward “Raise revenue”

    model(0.90): Tabling the amendment kills a tuition tax credit, preventing tax revenue cuts.

    Tagged by: keyword:income tax,tax credit

    Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

  • EducationA yea counts toward “Reduce federal role”

    model(0.90): Tabling the amendment blocks creation of a federal tax credit for tuition, limiting federal involvement.

    Tagged by: keyword:tuition

    Axis: Expand federal role ← → Reduce federal role

Who voted which way

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

Yea (61)

Nay (38)

Not voting or present (1)

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