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House roll call 253 · 102nd Congress · Sep 17, 1991

(house rejected the rostenkowski en bloc amendment that sought to strike language which would allow states to pay unemployment benefits to non-professional empl

On Sep 17, 1991, the House voted 84–324 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 3040). Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 53–198, Republicans 31–125, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 84 members voted against their own party.

During the 102nd Congress (1991–1992), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Failed
Yes
84
No
324
Did not vote
33
Date
Sep 17, 1991

By party

  • Republicans31 yes · 125 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Democrats53 yes · 198 no · 19 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 4 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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