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House Roll Call 146, 99th Congress · June 13, 1985

TO AMEND H R 1452, A BILL AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT TO EXTEND FOR TWO YEARS THE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. (MOTION PASSED)

278 yea · 112 nay40 not voting or present
Democrat122 yea · 90 nay
Republican156 yea · 22 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 1452

Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986

Policy area: Immigration — 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.

  • ImmigrationA yea counts toward “Expansive”

    model(0.95): A yes vote extends refugee assistance programs, supporting expansive immigration policy.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Immigration

    Axis: Expansive ← → Restrictive

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.95): A yes vote extends appropriations authorization for two years, expanding spending.

    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 (280)

Nay (113)

Not voting or present (40)

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