A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1986, and for other purposes.
Public Law 99-103 · H.J.Res. 388 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 30, 1985 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 272 yea, 156 nay272–156
- 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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1986 for projects or activities for which funds or authority would be available under the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1986, the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1986, the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1986, the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1986, the Department of Housing and Urban Development--Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1986, the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1986, the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1986, the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1986, and the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1986. Specifies applicable funding levels and limitations on authority.
Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1986, under current terms and conditions and at rates not exceeding current rates, for projects and activities for which provision was made in the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 1985, the Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1985, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1985, and specified provisions of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985, concerning natural disaster activities.
Makes appropriations for continuing activities which were conducted in FY 1985 and for which provision was made in the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1985, under current terms and conditions and at rates not exceeding current rates. Specifies restrictions on defense procurement (including MX missile procurement).
Prohibits the use of any such appropriations or authority for any project or activity for which funds or authority were not available during FY 1985.
Provides that funds and authority provided by this Act shall remain available until: (1) enactment of an appropriation for a specified project or activity; (2) enactment of the applicable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) November 14, 1985, whichever comes first.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 99th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 272 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
272 yea156 nay6 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(212)
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
- Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Sala BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
- Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
- Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-22
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-34
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-19
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
- Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
Rep. Harry ReidD-NV-1- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
- Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Buddy MacKayD-FL-6
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Republicans who voted yea(60)
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
- Rep. Joseph DioGuardiR-NY-20
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
- Rep. Mark SiljanderR-MI-4
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 279 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. 11 actions.
- Sep 30, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-103.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 27, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 25, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 24, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Sep 19, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Sep 18, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 272 - 156 (Record Vote No: 308).House roll call 308
- Sep 17, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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.