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Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes.

Public Law 101-198 · H.J.Res. 448 · 101st Congress · began in the House

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Dec 6, 1989 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. William Natcher (D-KY-2)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 354 yea, 46 nay354–46
SenateVoice vote

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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1990 to the Department of Health and Human Services for social services block grants.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 101st Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 354 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

354 yea46 nay33 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(228)

Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-20
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
Rep. Joseph BrennanD-ME-1
Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23
Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-14
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. Ben JonesD-GA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-15
Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1

Republicans who voted yea(126)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Patricia SaikiR-HI-1
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
Rep. Peter SmithR-VT
Rep. John RowlandR-CT-5
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. James GrantD-FL-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Paul HenryR-MI-5
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. Jack BuechnerR-MO-2
Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Craig JamesR-FL-4
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8
Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4
Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-21
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
Rep. Donald LukensR-OH-8
Rep. Jim InhofeR-OK-1
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 366 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.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Appropriations Committee · House · referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.

Dec 6, 1989Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-198.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Nov 28, 1989PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Nov 22, 1989FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 21, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 354 - 46 (Roll no. 377).House roll call 377
FloorFloor · Mr. Dannemeyer objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · Mr. Michel demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
FloorFloor · Mr. Natcher moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.