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Senate Roll Call 707, 99th Congress · October 3, 1986

TO SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE KENNEDY, MA) AMENDMENT TO HJ RES 738, THE CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL, WAS NOT IN ORDER BECAUSE IT INVOLVED A NEW APPROPRIATION FOR AN UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAM. THE AMENDMENT WOULD APPROPRIATE $29 MILLION FOR HEALTH PLANNING AND REDUCE THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE BY AN EQUAL AMOUNT THROUGH UNIFORM PERCENTAGE REDUCTIONS IN ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

75 yea · 23 nay2 not voting or present
Democrat25 yea · 23 nay
Republican50 yea · 0 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.

  • Health CareDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) This is a vote to sustain a procedural ruling of the chair.

    Tagged by: keyword:public health

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) This is a vote to sustain a procedural ruling of the chair.

    Tagged by: keyword:appropriations

    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.

Yea (75)

Nay (23)

Not voting or present (2)

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