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Senate Roll Call 69, 98th Congress · May 4, 1983

TO AGREE TO JOHNSTON AMENDMENT (#1230) IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR S.CON.RES.27. THE JOHNSTON-NUNN-EXON AMENDMENT IS "THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT," ACHIEVING BUDGET SURPLUS OF $26 BILLION BY 1988. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED IN SEVERAL WAYS, INCLUDING LIMITING REAL GROWTH IN NATIONAL DEFENSE TO 5%, LIMITING GROWTH IN NONDEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING TO 2% AND FREEZING FOREIGN AID. ALL NON-MEANS TESTED COST- OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS ARE SET AT CPI MINUS 2%. THE GROWTH OF MEDICARE IS LIMITED TO 10%. THE AMENDMENT INCLUDES "UNSPECIFIED REVENUE INCREASES" OF $15 BILLION IN 1984. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 4

13 yea · 83 nay4 not voting or present
Democrat9 yea · 36 nay
Republican4 yea · 47 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.

  • Health CareA yea counts toward “Restrict coverage”

    model(0.85): Capping Medicare growth limits health coverage expansion.

    Tagged by: keyword:medicare

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal restraint”

    model(0.90): Balanced budget amendment limits spending growth, promoting fiscal restraint.

    Tagged by: keyword:balanced budget

    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 (13)

Nay (83)

Not voting or present (4)

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