Date: 1978-04-11
Result:
66-28
Vote Subject Matter:
Foreign and Defense Policy
/ Defense Policy Resolutions
Sponsor: CHURCH, Frank Forrester (D-ID)
Description: TO TABLE HELMS AMENDMENT #20 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY, AN AMENDMENT THAT EXPLICITLY GIVES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA AND THE UNITED STATES THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT SEPARATE MILITARY PLANNING EXERCISES OR OPERATIONS THAT ARE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE CANAL.
Original source documents:
Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 124-50, p. 5241;
Vote Ideological Breakdown
This chart describes how members voted on the rollcall. Members are placed according to their NOMINATE ideological scores.
A cutting line divides the vote into those expected to vote "Yea" and those expected to vote "Nay". The shaded heatmap reflects
the expected probability of voting "Yea". You can select points or regions to subset the members listed above and below.
Votes