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House Roll Call 188, 99th Congress · June 27, 1985

TO AMEND THE MARKEY AMENDMENT WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. THE MARKEY AMENDMENT PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS TO BE EXPENDED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTIVITY, OR TO SUPPORT ANY ACTIVITY, BY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN ANY LAND AREA OF HONDURAS THAT IS WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE LAND BORDER OF NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS UNLESS THERE IS CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER FOR THE UNITED STATES OR ITS CITIZENS OR IF THE AIM IS TO RESPOND, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE, TO AN INVASION OF HUNDURAS. THE DANIEL AMENDMENT PLACES CERTAIN SAFEGUARDS AGAINST HOSTILE CONFRONTATIONS IN HONDURAS. (MOTION PASSED)

320 yea · 69 nay43 not voting or present
Democrat210 yea · 11 nay
Republican108 yea · 58 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 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.

  • Defense & War PowersA yea counts toward “Military expansion”

    model(0.85): A yes vote replaces a strict military prohibition with safeguards, allowing military activity.

    Tagged by: keyword:armed forces

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

Who voted which way

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

Yea (321)

Nay (69)

Not voting or present (43)

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