TO ADOPT HR 4800, THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL, A BILL TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY BY ALTERING TRADE LAWS TO STRESS RETALIATION IN DEALING WITH COUNTRIES WHO DO NOT ALLOW U.S. GOODS INTO THEIR MARKETS. THE MEASURE ALSO LESSENS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS, LINKS TRADE POLICY WITH INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATES AND THIRD WORLD DEBT, RAISES FUNDS FOR JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, RE-AUTHORIZES THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK, AND ENLARGES THE PART PLAYED BY THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT IN TRADE MATTERS IMPACTING ON FARMERS.

The measure

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.

• TradeA yea counts toward “Protectionist”

  model(0.90): Enacting omnibus trade restrictions and mandatory retaliation reinforces protectionism.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Foreign Trade and International Finance

  Axis: Protectionist ← → Free trade

• Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

  model(0.85): Passing the trade bill authorizes new federal spending for job training and education programs.

  Tagged by: keyword:omnibus

  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.