House Roll Call 247, 99th Congress · July 30, 1985

THE SMITH AMENDMENT ELIMINATES THE USE OF FEDERAL OR LOCAL FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EXCEPT IN CASES OF RAPE, INCEST OR DANGER TO THE MOTHER. (MOTION PASSED)

221 yea · 199 nay10 not voting or present

Democrat76 yea · 162 nay

Republican146 yea · 36 nay

Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Other1 yea · 1 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.

Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Restrict access”
model(0.95): Restricts abortion access by prohibiting the use of public funds.
Tagged by: keyword:abortions
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 (223)

Nay (200)

Not voting or present (10)

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