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A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1986.

Public Law 99-184 · H.J.Res. 491 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 17, 1985 · Economics and Public Finance

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

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 334 yea, 74 nay334–74
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.

(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #464 (334-74))

Extends the deadline for availability of certain continuing appropriations for FY 1986 through December 19, 1985.

Prohibits the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation from using any funds appropriated by this or any other Act for financial assistance or payments for projects or modules under the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act of 1980 through 12:00 p.m., eastern standard time, December 19, 1985.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 99th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 335 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

335 yea74 nay25 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(228)

Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
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. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. Sala BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
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. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
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. James ScheuerD-NY-8
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. James WeaverD-OR-4
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. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
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. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Catherine LongD-LA-8
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. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
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. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
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. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
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. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
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. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
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. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
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. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
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. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
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
Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4

Republicans who voted yea(107)

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. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
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. John McKernanR-ME-1
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. John RowlandR-CT-5
Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-31
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
Rep. William HendonR-NC-11
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8
Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Mac SweeneyR-TX-14
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Edwin ZschauR-CA-12
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Fred EckertR-NY-30
Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
Rep. John GrotbergR-IL-14
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 423 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 · re-committed to, referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.

Dec 17, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-184.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · Recommitted by House to House Committee on Appropriations with Instructions by Yea-Nay Vote: 392 - 20 (Record Vote No: 463).House roll call 463
FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 334 - 74 (Record Vote No: 464).House roll call 464
FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
CommitteeCommittee · Re-committed to House Appropriations Committee
Dec 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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.