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Senate Roll Call 624, 98th Congress · September 27, 1984

TO DETERMINE IF THE BYRD AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 648 IS GERMANE. H. J. RES. 648 MAKES CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1985. THE BYRD AMENDMENT ADDS A SECTION DEALING WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. (RULED GERMANE)

51 yea · 48 nay1 not voting or present
Democrat40 yea · 6 nay
Republican11 yea · 42 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.

  • Civil RightsDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (1.00) Germaneness rulings are floor procedure.

    Tagged by: keyword:civil rights

    Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (1.00) Germaneness rulings are floor procedure.

    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 (51)

Nay (48)

Not voting or present (1)

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