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| 1970-01-28 | Override Labor-HEW Spending Veto [HR13111] | Veto Sustained (226-191) |
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| Reconsideration of the bill, vetoed by President Nixon Jan. 26. The bill contained significantly more spending ($19.7 billion) than the administration had requested, and forced spending on programs which should be reformed. | |||||
| 1970-04-16 | Family Assistance Plan [HR16311] | Passed (243-155) |
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| Passage of the bill replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program with a Family Assistance plan providing guaranteed federal payments to poor families. The Family Assistance Plan would provide a federal floor of $1,600 for poor families. The bill was forced through under a closed rule (preventing any amendments). | |||||
| 1970-05-21 | Automatic Social Security COLA's [HR17550] | Agreed To (233-144) |
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| Betts (R-OH) motion to recommit the bill with instructions to add an amendment providing for automatic cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits. | |||||
| 1970-06-17 | Lower Federal Voting Age to 18 [HRES914] | Agreed To (224-183) |
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| Matsunaga (D-HI) motion to order the previous question on the rule for agreeing to the Senate amendments to HR 4249, extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill included provisions for lowering the voting age to 18. | |||||
| 1970-06-25 | Override Hospital Construction Veto [HR11102] | Veto Overridden (279-98) |
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| Reconsideration of the bill, vetoed by President Nixon June 22, extending program of federal grants for construction and modernization of health facilities. This bill was too expensive and included conditional grants to hospitals that the administration would have turned into direct loans and grants. | |||||
| 1970-06-30 | Limit Governmental Desegregation Authority [HR16916] | Agreed To (191-157) |
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| Flood (D-PA) motion to table the Cohelan (D-CA) motion instructing House conferees to accept the Senate amendments deleting provisions prohibiting the use of funds to force busing or closing of schools and providing for freedom of choice plans. | |||||
| 1970-07-09 | Military Restrictions in Cambodia [HR1562] | Agreed To (237-153) |
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| Hays (D-OH) motion to table the Riegle (R-MI) motion instructing House conferees to concur in the Senate-passed Cooper-Church amendment on Cambodia. | |||||
| 1970-07-09 | Right-to-Work [HR17070] | Agreed To (228-158) |
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| Henderson (D-NC) motion instructing House conferees to insist on the right-to-work provision in the House-passed version of the Postal Reorganization bill. | |||||
| 1970-07-23 | Unemployment Benefits for Farm Workers [HR14705] | Rejected (170-219) |
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| O'Hara (D-MI) motion to recommit the conference report with instructions to accept the Senate amendment extending coverage to certain agricultural workers. | |||||
| 1970-08-05 | Farm Subsidies [HR18546] | Passed (212-171) |
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| Passage of the bill providing three-year price support programs for wool, wheat, feed grains and cotton and for a dairy program, and limiting subsidy payments to $55,000 per crop. | |||||
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Indicates that this member voted against the conservative position on a particular vote.
"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No). |