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House roll call 262 · 100th Congress · Jul 22, 1987

To adopt H RES 227, a rule to provide for house floor consideration of HR 2470, catastrophic health insurance, a bill to expand medicare to protect beneficaries

On Jul 22, 1987, the House voted 248–174 (HR 2470). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 237–14, Republicans 13–161. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 27 members voted against their own party.

During the 100th Congress (1987–1988), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
248
No
174
Did not vote
16
Date
Jul 22, 1987

By party

  • Republicans13 yes · 161 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats237 yes · 14 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 2470: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide protection against catastrophic medical expenses under the medicare program, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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