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House roll call 112 · 87th Congress · Sep 23, 1961

H.R. 7377. Create 480 new federal 'supergrade' jobs, 280 new federal science and engineering jobs, and 40 new top-level postal jobs. Conference report. Adopt

On Sep 23, 1961, the House voted 229–71 (HR 7377). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 187–21, Republicans 56–64. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 77 members voted against their own party.

During the 87th Congress (1961–1962), John F. Kennedy was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
229
No
71
Did not vote
15
Date
Sep 23, 1961

By party

  • Democrats187 yes · 21 no · 12 didn’t vote
  • Republicans56 yes · 64 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 7377: To increase the limitation on the number of positions which may be placed in the top grades of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and on the number of research and development positions of scientists and engineers for which special rates of pay a

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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