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| Haitian Refugees H Roll#034 |
Suspend repatriation of Haitians for six months and provide 2,000 immigration slots. | Yes |
Passed
217 - 165 |
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| College Racial Quotas H Roll#061 |
Express the sense of Congress that institutions of higher education should not discriminate in admissions on the basis of race. | Yes |
Failed
94 - 276 |
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| Campaign Finance Reform H Roll#078 |
Recommit to the conference committee with instructions to strip all sections allowing for public financing. | Yes |
Failed
179 - 243 |
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| Campaign Funding Limits H Roll#079 |
Set "voluntary" limits on campaign finance, and authorize public financing under certain conditions. | No |
Passed
259 - 165 |
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| Abortion Litigation H Roll#115 |
Prohibit Legal Services Corporation from lobbying or litigating on abortion. | Yes |
Failed
188 - 216 |
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| Redistricting Litigation H Roll#116 |
Prohibit the Legal Services Department from lobbying or litigating on redistricting. | Yes |
Passed
286 - 123 |
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| Drug Needle Prohibitions H Roll#150 |
Recommit instructions to prohibit the funding of the distribution of sterile needles to drug addicts. | No |
Passed
214 - 157 |
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| Motor Voter Registration H Roll#194 |
Require states to enable citizens to register to vote when getting drivers licenses. | No |
Passed
268 - 153 |
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| Fetal Tissue Transplants H Roll#222 |
Override a veto and lift the ban on fetal tissue transplantation obtained from induced abortions. | Yes |
Passed
271 - 156 [Veto Over] [2/3 Required] |
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| Tobacco Marketing Funds H Roll#249 |
Prohibit fund for the Market Promotion Program to promote overseas tobacco sales. | Yes |
Passed
331 - 82 |
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| Federal Arts Subsidies H Roll#298 |
Cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $179 million. | Yes |
Failed
85 - 329 |
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| Bilingual Voting Rules H Roll#319 |
Extend for fifteen years the requirement that members of certain minority populations be provided with language assistance when voting. | No |
Passed
237 - 125 |
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| Draft Registration H Roll#336 |
Cut by $29 million and end registration for Selective Service. | Yes |
Failed
96 - 310 |
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| Local School Initiatives H Roll#383 |
An amendment redirecting 25 percent of the $700 million in the bill for local school choice initiatives. | Yes |
Failed
80 - 328 |
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| School Choice Amendment H Roll#384 |
A scaled-back school choice Constitutional Amendment. | Yes |
Failed
140 - 267 [Cons Amend] [2/3 Required] |
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| Domestic Partner Benefits H Roll#420 |
Recommit to prohibit the extension of employee benefits by the District of Columbia to "domestic partnerships." | No |
Passed
235 - 173 |
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| China Human Rights H Roll#441 |
Override a veto of a bill to prevent the President from ignoring human rights requirements in granting China "Most Favored Nation" status. (Jackson-Vanik) | Yes |
Passed
345 - 74 [Veto Over] [2/3 Required] |
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| VA Smoking Facilities H Roll#450 |
Ban the sale of tobacco products at Veterans Administration facilities and require indoor designated smoking areas. | Yes |
Passed
338 - 71 |
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| Family Planning Gag Rule H Roll#452 |
Override a veto and overturn the gag rule, thus allowing abortion counseling at federally-funded family planning clinics. | Yes |
Passed
266 - 148 [Veto Over] [2/3 Required] |
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| Military Abortion Limits H Roll#458 |
Allow military personnel and their dependents to receive abortions at overseas military facilities at their own expense. | Yes |
Passed
220 - 186 |
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Agree / Disagree | |||||
| Capital Gains Tax Cuts H Roll#028 |
Make various tax cuts, including capital gains. | Yes |
Failed
166 - 264 |
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| Top Marginal Tax Rates H Roll#031 |
Raise revenue by, among other things, raising the top tax rate to 36 percent and imposing a 10 percent tax surcharge on millionaires. | No |
Passed
221 - 209 |
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| Budget Spending Freeze H Roll#038 |
Freeze spending on the overall Congressional Budget. | Yes |
Failed
60 - 344 |
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| Prisoner Pell Grants H Roll#059 |
Prohibit Pell Grants for higher education to prisoners. | Yes |
Passed
351 - 39 |
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| Natural Gas Rationing H Roll#135 |
Prohibit state "pro-rationing" of natural gas in order to raise prices. | Yes |
Passed
238 - 169 |
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| Strategic Oil Takings H Roll#140 |
Strike provisions requiring importers and refiners to contribute one percent of their product to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. | Yes |
Passed
263 - 135 |
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| US Troop Withdrawals H Roll#155 |
Reduce Defense spending by $3.5 billion by accelerating the withdrawal of U.S. troops stationed in Europe, Japan and South Korea. | Yes |
Passed
220 - 185 |
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| Balanced Budget Amendment H Roll#184 |
Amend the Constitution to require a 3/5 majority vote of each chamber to increase taxes. | Yes |
Failed
200 - 227 [Cons Amend] [2/3 Required] |
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| Debt Supermajority H Roll#187 |
Require a 3/5 majority to increase the national debt except during war or national emergency. | Yes |
Passed
280 - 153 [Waiver] [2/3 Required] |
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| Supercollider Program H Roll#201 |
Cut $450 million and terminate the Supercollider program. | Yes |
Passed
232 - 181 |
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| Pay-As-You-Go Benefits H Roll#241 |
Instruct House conferees to make the bill comply with the pay-as-you-go rules of the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act. | Yes |
Passed
180 - 170 |
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| Competition Commission H Roll#256 |
Strike the prohibition in the bill, and thus allow funds for the White House Council on Competitiveness chaired by Vice President Dan Quayle. | Yes |
Failed
186 - 236 |
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| B-2 Bomber Spending H Roll#265 |
Cut by $2.76 billion, the amount earmarked to purchase four more B-2 Bombers. | Yes |
Failed
173 - 248 |
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| Re-regulation of Cable TV H Roll#313 |
Re-regulate cable television. | No |
Passed
340 - 73 |
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| NASA Space Station H Roll#334 |
Cut $1.26 billion and thus end the International Space Station program. | Yes |
Failed
181 - 237 |
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| Minivan Tariffs H Roll#356 |
Recommit with instructions to require an off-set after cutting the 25 percent tariff (treating minivans as trucks) to 2.5 percent (treating them as cars). | Yes |
Failed
125 - 263 |
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| Rural Electricity Subsidy H Roll#368 |
Rural Electrification Administration Reauthorization. | No |
Passed
359 - 60 |
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| Competition Subsidies H Roll#412 |
Authorize $2.2 billion to improve global competitiveness of U.S. businesses. | No |
Passed
287 - 122 |
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| Family Leave Act H Roll#443 |
Override a veto and pass the Family Leave Act, mandating up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave on employers of 50 or more. | No |
Failed
258 - 169 [Veto Over] [2/3 Required] |
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| Mining Royalities H Roll#467 |
Increase royalties on hard-rock mining from 8 to 12.5 percent. | No |
Failed
161 - 237 |
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The "RLC Vote" reflects the judgment of Index compiler Clifford Thies and does not necessarily represent the official position of the Republican Liberty Caucus. |
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