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House roll call 187 · 93rd Congress · Jun 22, 1973

To amend H.R. 8510, a bill to authorize appropriations for activities of the nat'l science foundation so as to prohibit funds for research on human living fetus

On Jun 22, 1973, the House voted 288–73 (HR 8510). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 137–63, Republicans 152–10, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 73 members voted against their own party.

During the 93rd Congress (1973–1974), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
288
No
73
Did not vote
79
Date
Jun 22, 1973

By party

  • Republicans152 yes · 10 no · 33 didn’t vote
  • Democrats137 yes · 63 no · 46 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 8510: A bill to authorize appropriations for activities of the National Science Foundation, 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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