Date: November 1, 1979
Subject: "Gag" Rules
Description: Adoption of the rule providing for House floor consideration of the bill to establish a national minimum for welfare benefits, require states to provide coverage to two-parent families with children, reduce state costs, and make administrative changes designed to reduce benefits to some recipients. The proposed "closed" rule would have not allowed consideration of amendments other than those proposed by the Democrat-controlled Ways and Means Committee. Closed or "gag" rules, by preventing members from proposing floor amendments to legislation that has cleared the liberal-dominated committees, undermine the legislative responsibilities of the House and are a step towards legislation by committee.
Result: Agreed to, 202-181
Names ordered: By yea/nay Order alphabetically Order by party Order by state
Click on a Representative's name to see more information for that Representative.
Voting data shown on this page comes from Voteview.