TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC)-DENTON, AL) AMENDMENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO HJ RES 668, THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT INCREASE BILL. THE HELMS-DENTON AMENDMENT WOULD VOID DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAW 6-170 (THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE ACT OF 1986) BANNING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS CAUSING ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS), EFFECTIVE FROM JUNE 6, 1986.

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.

• Civil RightsA yea counts toward “Broaden protections”

  model(0.95): Tabling the amendment preserves D.C. law prohibiting insurance discrimination against HIV patients.

  Tagged by: keyword:discrimination

  Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

• Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Local anti-discrimination insurance law is a civil rights measure with no fiscal impact.

  Tagged by: keyword:debt limit

  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.