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House Roll Call 195, 99th Congress · July 10, 1985

TO AMEND THE SMITH AMENDMENT TO H R 1555. THE SMITH AMENDMENT: STATES THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING; RESTRICTS FUNDING FOR POPULATION PLANNING IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUDING FUNDING THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH POPULATION PROGRAMS FOR THAT COUNTRY; AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO ANNUALLY DETERMINE IF THERE ARE VALID REPORTS OF PRC COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL PRACTICES, AND TO ADVISE THAT GOVERNMENT OF ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS; AND AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO WITHHOLD FUNDING EARMARKED FOR CHINA FROM THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES FOR OBLIGATION TO OTHER POPULATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE FASCELL AMENDMENT PRESERVES THE EARMARKING OF UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES ASSISTANCE FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (MOTIO FAILED)

198 yea · 221 nay10 not voting or present
Democrat161 yea · 74 nay
Republican37 yea · 148 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 1555 ↗

International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985

Policy area: International Affairs — 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.

  • Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Expand access”

    model(0.90): A yes vote preserves funding for the UN Fund for Population Activities.

    Tagged by: keyword:family planning

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

Who voted which way

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

Yea (200)

Nay (223)

Not voting or present (10)

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