A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes.
Public Law 100-120 · H.J.Res. 362 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 30, 1987 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 270 yea, 138 nay270–138
- SenateRecorded vote: 70 yea, 27 nay70–27
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #332 (270-138))
Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1988 for programs, projects, or activities (with specified exceptions) provided for in the following Acts, under current terms and conditions and at current rates: (1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; (2) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987; (4) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1987; (5) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1987; (6) the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1987, provided the rate for operations is not in excess of the current rate or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower; (7) the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; (8) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; (9) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; (10) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987; (11) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1987, including a specified amount for humanitarian assistance to continue the peace process in Central America; (12) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; and (13) the Department of Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1987.
Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1988 for: (1) the Commodity Credit Corporation's conservation reserve program; and (2) refugee and entrant assistance activities.
Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to initiate or resume any activity for which funds were not available during FY 1987.
Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the Defense Department for new production of items not funded in FY 1987 or previous years, to increase production rates beyond those sustained with FY 1987 funds, for other specified activities not funded or authorized in FY 1987, or to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated subsequently.
Makes funds available under this Act until the earliest of: (1) November 10, 1987; (2) enactment of an appropriation for any activity or project provided for in this Act; or (3) enactment of the applicable appropriation without any provision for such activity or project.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 100th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 274 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
274 yea140 nay20 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(174)
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-22
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
- Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
- Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. James GrantD-FL-2
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
- Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Buddy MacKayD-FL-6
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
- Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
- Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Republicans who voted yea(100)
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Patricia SaikiR-HI-1
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Joseph DioGuardiR-NY-20
- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- Rep. Mac SweeneyR-TX-14
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
- Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Clyde HollowayR-LA-8
- Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Patrick SwindallR-GA-4
- Rep. Eldon BoulterR-TX-13
- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-42
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 315 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Sep 30, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-120.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 25, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 70-27. Record Vote No: 274.Senate roll call 274
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 23, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 270 - 138 (Record Vote No: 332).House roll call 332
- FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
- Sep 17, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by House Appropriations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.