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Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

Public Law 101-467 · H.J.Res. 687 · 101st Congress · began in the House

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 28, 1990 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 283 yea, 49 nay283–49
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 continuing appropriations for FY 1991 appropriations, funds, or other authority as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (10) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (11) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (12) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991.

Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds.

Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) until November 5, 1990.

Extends the temporary increase in the public debt through November 5, 1990.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 101st Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 283 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

283 yea49 nay99 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(186)

Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
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. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-18
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
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. 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. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
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. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
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. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
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. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
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. John BryantD-TX-5
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. Terry BruceD-IL-19
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
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. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
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. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
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. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
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. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
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
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17

Republicans who voted yea(97)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-14
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. James GrantD-FL-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
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. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
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. Craig JamesR-FL-4
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. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
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. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-21
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 876 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 · discharged from, referred to
Ways and Means Committee · House · discharged from, referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

Oct 28, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-467.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Oct 27, 1990FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 283 - 49 (Roll no. 533).House roll call 533
FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement.
FloorFloor · DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the House proceeded with one hour of debate.
FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent permission.
FloorFloor · Consideration initiated by unanimous consent permission.
FloorFloor · Mr. Whitten asked unanimous consent that it be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution; that the time for debate be limited to not to exceed one hour; that all points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration be waived; and that the previ…
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Appropriations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Ways and Means Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means 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.