1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 278 (101st Congress)

House roll call 278 · 101st Congress · Oct 12, 1989

To pass HR 2748, intelligence authorization, to give funds for fiscal year 1990 for intelligence activities of the government and related agencies.

On Oct 12, 1989, the House voted 368–31 (HR 2748). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 211–26, Republicans 160–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 35 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
368
No
31
Did not vote
37
Date
Oct 12, 1989

By party

  • Republicans160 yes · 9 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats211 yes · 26 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 2748: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Staff, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 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 pass HR 2748, intelligence authorization…: House Vote, Oct 12, 1989,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/101-H-278/to-pass-hr-2748-intelligence-authorization-to-give-funds (accessed 2026-10-17).