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Senate Roll Call 683, 99th Congress · September 30, 1986

TO ADOPT HR 5484, THE ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT. THE BILL WOULD STRENGTHEN FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN COOPERATION IN ERADICATING ILLICIT DRUG CROPS AND IN HALTING INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFIC, WOULD IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL DRUG LAWS AND ENHANCE INTERDICTION OF ILLICIT DRUG SHIPMENTS, WOULD PROVIDE STRONG FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IN ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND WOULD EXPAND FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION EFFORTS. AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE, THE BILL ALSO INCLUDED SEVERAL UNRELATED PROVISIONS AMONG THEM A REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN U.S. SUGAR QUOTAS, AN EXTENSION OF FEDERAL WELFARE AND HEALTH PROGRAMS TO THE HOMELESS, A PROHIBITION ON "DIAL-A-PORN" OPERATIONS, A REQUIREMENT FOR QUALITY CONTROL TESTING OF INFANT FORMULA, ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDAARDS FOR THE LICENSING OF BUS DRIVERS AND COMMERCIAL TRUCKERS, AN EXTENSION OF PRIVACY PROTECTIONS TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND A BAN ON THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR POSSESSION OF BALLISTIC KNIVES.

97 yea · 2 nay
Democrat47 yea · 1 nay
Republican51 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 5484

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement — 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.

  • Criminal JusticeDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Broad omnibus drug bill includes both punitive penalties and treatment/prevention funding.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Crime and Law Enforcement

    Axis: Reform-oriented ← → Punitive

Who voted which way

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

Yea (98)

Nay (2)

Not voting or present (0)

None

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