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President Jimmy Carter's Record on Roll Call Votes in the 95th Senate
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This page compiles President Jimmy Carter's record on U.S. Senate roll call votes. Presidents do not vote in the Senate, but they may show what side they're on. This data is part of a larger project to identify the policy preferences of all U.S. Presidents.
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s95v670TO TABLE THE ALLEN AMENDMENT #40 TO THE TREATY CONCERNING THE PERMANENT NEUTRALITY AND OPERATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL, (EXECUTIVE N, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION), EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NO. 1. AMENDMENT #40 ALLOWS THE UNITED STATES TO MAINTAIN A MITRTY1Yea vote
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s95v671TO TABLE THE HATCH AMENDMENT TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY, (EXECUTIVE N, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION), EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NO. 1. THE HATCH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE ENGLISH TEXT OF THE TREATY SHALL BE LEGALLY BINDING IN THE EVENT OF A DIFFERENCETRTY1Yea vote
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s95v672TO AMEND THE NEUTRALITY TREATY BY PROVIDING THAT IT SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY IS RATIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA.TRTY6Nay vote
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s95v675TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT #51 TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. AMENDMENT #51 PROVIDES FOR THE CONTINUED MILITARY PRESENCE OF THE UNITED STATES IN PANAMA UNTIL THE YEAR 2019 IF THE PRESIDENT DEEMS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA IS DOMINATED BY A FOREIGN TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v683TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT #27 OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BYRD (WV) EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT #20 (SEE RC 49) TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. AMENDMENT #27 STATES THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY THREAT TO THE REGIME OF NEUTRALITY OF THE PANAMTRTY1Yea vote
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s95v684TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT #6 TO THE BYRD (WV) EXECUTIVE AMEND- MENT #20 (SEE RC 49) TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. ALLEN AMEND- MENT #6 DELETES THE SECTION OF THE AMENDMENT THAT DENIES THE UNITED STATES THE RIGHT TO TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST THE TERRITTRTY1Yea vote
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s95v685TO AMEND THE NEUTRALITY TREATY BY PROVIDING THAT PANAMA AND THE UNITED STATES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND THE CANAL AGAINST ANY THREAT TO THE REGIME OF NEUTRALITY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE UNITED STATES SHALL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE ANY TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v686TO TABLE THE DOLE MODIFIED AMENDMENT #12 TO ARTICLE V OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. DOLE AMENDMENT #12 STATES THAT U.S. TROOPS MAY REMAIN IN PANAMA UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 IF BOTH PARTIES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH A MUTUAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CONTINUEDTRTY1Yea vote
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s95v687TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT #58 TO ARTICLE V OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY BY PROVIDING THAT AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, ONLY PANAMA SHALL MAINTAIN MILITARY FORCES, MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, AND DEFENSE SITES 'EXCEPT AS THE UNITETRTY1Yea vote
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s95v688TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT #8 TO THE BYRD (WV) EXECUTIVE AMEND- MENT #21 (SEE RC 54) TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. AMENDMENT #8 STATES THAT THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE THE SOLE JUDGE OF WHETHER AN ''EMERGENCY'' EXISTS.TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v689TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT #60 TO THE BYRD (WV) EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT #21 (SEE RC 54) TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. DOLE AMENDMENT #60 STATES THAT THE EXISTENCE OF AN ''EMERGENCY'' MAY BE ''DETERMINED BY EACH HEAD OF STATE FOR VESSELS OF HIS NATION.TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v690TO AMEND THE NEUTRALITY TREATY BY PROVIDING THAT WARSHIPS AND AUXILIARY VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO TRANSIT THE CANAL WITHOUT DELAY DURING EMERGENCIES.TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v691TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT #9 TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. AMENDMENT #9 PROVIDES THAT WARSHIPS AND AUXILIARY VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF TOLL-FREE TRANSIT OF THE CANAL.TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v692TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT #77 TO ARTICLE V OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. AMENDMENT #77 STATES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY SHALL NOT PREVENT THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA FROM NEGOTIATING LATER AGREEMENTS TO MAINTAIN U.S. MILITARY PRETRTY1Yea vote
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s95v693TO TABLE THURMOND AMENDMENT #73 TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. THE THURMOND AMENDMENT ADDS A NEW ARTICLE IX THAT AUTHORIZES THE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION TO ARRANGE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE REMAINS OF THE U.S. CITIZENS FROM MOUNT HOPE CEMETRTY1Yea vote
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s95v694TO TABLE THE SCHMITT AMENDMENT #78 OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. THE SCHMITT SUBSTITUTE TREATY PROVIDES FOR INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE OF THE PANAMA CANAL.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950147
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s95v699TO TABLE THE ALLEN EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT #12 TO THE MODIFIED DECONCINI AMENDMENT #83 (SEE RC 64) TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. THE ALLEN AMENDMENT STATES THAT THE DECONCINI AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS AN AMENDMETRTY1Yea vote
voteview/CQ=YEA supports pres
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s95v700TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY BY PROVIDING THAT BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE MILITARY OR NON-MILITARY ACTIONS TO REOPEN THE CANAL IN THE EVENT OF ITS CLOSING OR IN THE EVENT OTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950147
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s95v701TO TABLE THE MODIFIED GRIFFIN EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT #71, OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. THE MODIFIED GRIFFIN SUBSTITUTE WITHOLDS SENATE APPROVAL OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY AND ADVITRTY1Yea vote
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s95v703TO TABLE THE WALLOP AMENDMENT TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY (EXECUTIVE N, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION), EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NO. 2. THE WALLOP AMENDMENT STATES THAT IF PANAMA ABROGATES ANY PROVISION OF THE NEUTRALITY TREATY OR THE PANAMA CANAL TREATRTY1Yea vote
Req 950147
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s95v704TO AMEND THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY BY PROVIDING THAT THERE SHALL BE NO OTHER FOREIGN MILITARY PRESENCE OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA PRIOR TO THE YEAR 2000.TRTY6Nay vote
Req 950146
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s95v710TO TABLE DIVISION 1 OF THE ALLEN AMENDMENT #86 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, (EXECUTIVE N, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION), EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NO. 2. DIVISION 1 OF THE ALLEN AMENDMENT PROTECTS THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES TO PREVENT THE CONSTRUCTTRTY1Yea vote
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s95v711TO TABLE DIVISION 2 OF THE ALLEN AMENDMENT #86 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. DIVISION 2 OF THE ALLEN AMENDMENT PROTECTS THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES TO NEGOTIATE WITH ANY OTHER NATION THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRANSOCEANIC CANAL ANYWHERE IN THE WESTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v712TO AMEND THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY BY AUTHORIZING PANAMA TO LEASE ITS CANAL AREAS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR A PERIOD OF 99 YEARS.TRTY6Nay vote
Req 950146
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s95v713TO AMEND THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY BY PROVIDING THAT PANAMA MAY NOT NATIONALIZE, EXPROPRIATE OR SEIZE OWNERSHIP OF ANY U.S. PROPERTY FOR THE DURATION OF THIS TREATY.TRTY6Nay vote
Req 950146
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s95v715TO TABLE HATCH AMENDMENT #92 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. HATCH AMENDMENT #92 STATES THAT THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL CONGRESS HAS AUTHORIZED THE DISPOSAL OF ALL U.S. PROPERTY IN THE CANAL ZONE.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v716TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT #91 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #91 ALLOWS U.S. EMPLOYEES OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THEIR POSITIONS UNTIL THEY REACH RETIREMENT AGE, RETIRE VOLUNTARILY, OR ARE DISCHARGED FOR CAUSE.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v717TO TABLE HELMS AMENDMENT #17 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, AN AMENDMENT THAT RESTORES A SECTION OF THE OLD TREATY THAT ALLOWS EITHER THE UNITED STATES OR PANAMA TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION IN THE CASE OF AN INTERNATIONAL THREAT TO THE SECURITY OF THTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v718TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT #18 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #18 REQUIRES SENATE CONFIRMATION OF ALL OF THE U.S. AND PANAMANIAN NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION.TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v719TO TABLE BARTLETT AMENDMENT #41 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. THE BARTLETT AMENDMENT STATES THAT IF THE SURPLUS REVENUES FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CANAL ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE $10 MILLION ANNUAL PAYMENT FROM THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION TTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v722TO TABLE DOLE AMENDMENT #10 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #10 STRIKES A SECTION OF THE TREATY THAT PROHIBITS THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA FROM INDEPENDENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH A THIRD COUNTRY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER INTEROCEANIC CTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v723TO TABLE HATCH AMENDMENT #38 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #38 STATES THAT THE OPERATING REVENUES OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE U.S. TREASURY AND THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT OF PANAMA SHALL THEN BE SUBJECT TO THE ATRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v724TO TABLE HELMS AMENDMENT #100 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. HELMS AMENDMENT #100 PROVIDES THAT THE PERSONNEL, VEHICLES, VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MOVE FREELY THROUGHOUT PANAMANIAN LAND SPACE, AIRSPACTRTY1Yea vote
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s95v725TO TABLE HELMS AMENDMENT #20 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, AN AMENDMENT THAT EXPLICITLY GIVES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA AND THE UNITED STATES THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT SEPARATE MILITARY PLANNING EXERCISES OR OPERATIONS THAT ARE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE DTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v726TO TABLE HELMS AMENDMENT #21 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #21 ALLOWS THE UNITED STATES TO TRANSPORT NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS THROUGH THE CANAL OR ON MILITARY BASES LOCATED IN THE CANAL ZONE.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v727TO TABLE CANNON AMENDMENT #23 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, AN AMENDMENT THAT REDUCES THE ANNUAL PAYMENT OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA FROM $10 MILLION TO $5 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v728TO TABLE HATCH AMENDMENT #22 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #22 REQUIRES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA TO INSURE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN THE COUNTRY.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v729TO TABLE HELMS AMENDMENT #102 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. HELMS AMENDMENT #102 REQUIRES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA TO GUARANTEE THE CONTINUED RECOGNITION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE U.S. CITIZENS IN THE CANAL ZONE.TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v730TO TABLE HATCH AMENDMENT #82 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #82 STATES THAT U.S. CITIZENS WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS WITH THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY AS A RESULT OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE NEW TREATIES, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EQUITABLE JOB PLACEMTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v731TO TABLE STEVENS AMENDMENT #90 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. STEVENS AMENDMENT #90 STATES THAT IF EITHER PANAMA OR THE UNITED STATES SHOULD ABROGATE ANY RESERVATION, DECLARATION, OR UNDERSTANDING ATTACHED BY EITHER PARTY TO THE NEW TREATY OR ITS TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v732TO TABLE THE THURMOND AMENDMENT #24 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #24 STATES THAT THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION SHALL BE PAID BEFORE ANY ANNUAL PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v733TO TABLE SCHMITT AMENDMENT #97 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. AMENDMENT #97 GRANTS U.S. OWNERSHIP IN PERPETUITY OF THE SECTION OF THE COROZAL CEMETERY THAT ENCOMPASSES THE REMAINS OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.TRTY1Yea vote
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s95v734TO TABLE THE ALLEN AMENDMENT #101 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, AN AMENDMENT REQUIRING THE CITIZENS OF PANAMA TO APPROVE THE NEW TREATY BY NATIONAL PLEBISCITE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE DATE OF EXCHANGE OF THE NEWLY RATIFIED TREATIES.TRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v752TO AGREE TO RESERVATION #36 TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. BYRD RESERVATION #36 STATES THAT EVEN IF ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES TO PROTECT THE NEUTRALITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND SECURITY OF THE PANAMA CANAL, TTRTY1Yea vote
Req 950146
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s95v755TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, EXECUTIVE N, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NO. 2.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty, Req 950146
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s95v805TO AGREE TO RESERVATION #1 TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED STATES-UNITED KINGDOM TAX TREATY, EXECUTIVE K, 94TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION, AND OF TWO PROTOCOLS (EXECUTIVE Q, 94TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION, AND EXECUTIVE J, 95TH CONTRTY6Nay vote
voteview/CQ=NAY supports pres
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s95v806TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED STATES-UNITED KINGDOM TAX TREATY, EXECUTIVE K, 94TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION, AND OF TWO PROTOCOLS (EXECUTIVE Q, 94TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION, AND EXECUTIVE J, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSITRTY1Yea vote
Treaty, yea supports pres (CQ)
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s95v814TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED STATES-UNITED KINGDOM TAX TREATY, EXECUTIVE K, 94TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty
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s95v840TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY WITH BOLIVIA ON THE EXECUTION OF PENAL SENTENCES, EXECUTIVE G, 95TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty, Req 950284
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s95v841TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, EXECUTIVE O, 94TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty
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s95v842TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO INTERVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS IN CASES OF MARINE POLLUTION BY SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN OIL, EXECUTIVE L, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty
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s95v843TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE RECIPROCAL FISHERIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND, EXECUTIVE O, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty
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s95v844TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION WITH THE SOVIET UNION CONCERNING THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, EXECUTIVE K, 95TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty
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s95v1116TO AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION OF THE PROTOCOL AMENDING THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE HIGH SEAS FISHERIES OF THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, EXECUTIVE J, 95TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION.TRTY1Yea vote
Treaty, Req 950293
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Notes:
  • Highlighted words in vote descriptions are just are coding aids.
  • Pres Votes: 1 (Yea) 6 (Nay) 9 (Not voting, not shown)






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