THE TEXTILE, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR ACT OF 1990 - DETERMINANTS OF CONGRESSIONAL VOTING

This article uses probit analysis to examine the effect of political a nd economic variables on the probability of senators and representativ es voting favorably an the Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990. The results shaw that voting behavior by senators and represent atives was significantly influenced by their party affiliations; the i mportance of textile and apparel employment in their stares, and campa ign contributions. Senate voting behavior also was significantly affec ted by the length of tenure in office. House voting behavior also teas negative and significantly affected by the percentages of states agri cultural employment, which is an important export sector.