Key Votes
H Amdt 35 - Rescissions Removal Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Stages
Family
- HR 1141 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations-Conference Report
- H Amdt 35 - Rescissions Removal Amendment
- HR 471 - School Vouchers for Washington, D.C.
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (201-228) - March 24, 1999 (Key vote)
Title: Rescissions Removal Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that would strike provisions in the bill that rescind funding from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, the Export-Import Bank, and international financial institutions.
Highlights:
- $648 million would be restored for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
- $150 million would be restored for programs that help disarm Russian nuclear weapons.
- $30 million would be restored for the Food for Peace foreign food aid and loan program.
- $25 million would be restored for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Sponsors
- David Ross 'Dave' Obey (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
