1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 136 (101st Congress)

House roll call 136 · 101st Congress · Jul 20, 1989

To amend HR 2916, VA-HUD appropriations, to move funds from the space station program to others including veterans' medical services and low-income rental housi

On Jul 20, 1989, the House voted 125–291 (HR 2916). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 115–133, Republicans 12–160. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 127 members voted against their own party.

During the 101st Congress (1989–1990), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
125
No
291
Did not vote
23
Date
Jul 20, 1989

By party

  • Republicans12 yes · 160 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats115 yes · 133 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 47 more.

The bill

H.R. 2916: Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend HR 2916, VA-HUD appropriations, to…: House Vote, Jul 20, 1989,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/101-H-136/to-amend-hr-2916-va-hud-appropriations-to-move (accessed 2026-10-17).