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| 1975-09-18 | OSHA Exemptions [HR8069] | Rejected (44-44) |
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| Curtis (R-NE) amendment to prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to pay Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors who inspected firms employing five or fewer persons. Most OSHA standards impose costly requirements and paperwork that are prohibitive for small business. | |||||
| 1975-09-24 | Busing Funds [HR8069] | Agreed To (51-45) |
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| Byrd (D-WV) amendment to the Scott (R-PA)-Humphrey (D-MN) amendment that would prohibit the Department of Health, Education and Welfare from requiring students to be bused to a school farther than the one closest to their home, unless it was necessary to provide a particular curriculum sought by the student. A "yes" vote is a vote against forced busing. | |||||
| 1975-10-07 | School Lunch Program [HR4222] | Veto Overridden (79-13) |
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| Passage, over the President's Oct. 3 veto, of the bill to amend and extend the federal school lunch and other child nutrition programs. The school lunch program is in desperate need of reform since many of the recipients are from non-needy families. Without reform the program will cost taxpayers almost $4 billion over the next five years. | |||||
| 1975-10-08 | Oil/Gas Ownership Restrictions [S2310] | Rejected (45-54) |
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| Abourezk (D-SD) amendment to the Bentsen (D-TX)-Pearson (R-KS) substitute amendment for the bill, to require major oil and gas companies to divest themselves of vertically integrated holdings within five years, so that they operate in only one area -- production, refining, transportation or marketing. This anti-free enterprise amendment would have made energy exploration more costly and increased prices for consumers. | |||||
| 1975-10-22 | Natural Gas Regulations [S2310] | Agreed To (50-41) |
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| Pearson (R-KS)-Bentsen (D-TX) substitute for the text of S 2310 as originally proposed, providing for an emergency 180-day exemption from federal natural gas price regulations for curtailed high-priority natural gas customers and providing for the eventual deregulation of new natural gas prices. Deregulation is vital to overcome current natural gas shortages caused by federal price controls which have encouraged over-consumption by setting artificially low prices. | |||||
| 1975-11-06 | Military Base Construction [HR10029] | Agreed To (51-44) |
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| Culver (D-IA) amendment to bar expenditure of all funds in the bill to be appropriated for a refueling facility at Diego Garcia, the Indian Ocean island where the United States has a naval base, until July 1, 1976. The Diego Garcia base is vitally needed by the U.S. to offset the growing Soviet military presence in the Indian Ocean and encroachment in the Middle Eastern oil region. | |||||
| 1975-11-18 | Safeguard ABM [HR9861] | Agreed To (52-47) |
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| Kennedy (D-MA) amendment to dismantle the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile site in North Dakota with the exception of the Perimeter Acquisition Radar system. Dismantling the $6 billion ABM site will make U.S. cities and ICBM bases completely vulnerable to a Soviet nuclear first strike. | |||||
| 1975-11-18 | Common Situs Picketing [HR5900] | Agreed To (62-37) |
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| Kennedy (D-MA) motion to invoke cloture (cut off debate) on the bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor unions in the construction trades to strike and picket contractors and subcontractors engaged on the same construction job at a common site. Since most construction disputes concern the hiring of non-union employees, it would limit construction companies to hiring only union members. | |||||
| 1975-12-05 | New York City Bailout [HR10481] | Passed (57-30) |
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| Passage of the bill to authorize federal loans of up to $2.3 billion a year through June 30, 1978 to help New York City meet its seasonal cash flow needs. President Ford compromised on his earlier opposition to New York City aid, even though no major steps were taken or guarantees made to balance New York City's budget. | |||||
| 1975-12-15 | Revenue Adjustment Act [HR5559] | Passed (73-19) |
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| Passage of the bill to cut federal income taxes by approximately $8 billion in 1976 by extending 1975 tax reductions through June 30, 1976. This is another form of tax rebate without an equivalent reduction in federal spending, and thus increases the federal deficit and generates inflationary pressures. | |||||
| 1975-12-17 | Oil Price Controls [S622] | Agreed To (58-40) |
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| Jackson (D-WA) motion to concur in the House amendments in the conference version of the bill setting up a national energy policy, which included standby emergency powers for the President, creation of a national strategic oil reserve, mandatory fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, and continuation of oil price controls. Continuation of price controls will inhibit production of domestic oil while increasing U.S. dependence on the foreign oil cartel. | |||||
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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). |