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House roll call 214 · 93rd Congress · Jun 28, 1973

To instruct conferees to insist on the house's disagreement to title III of the Senate amendment to H. R. 8537, a bill to make permanent certain provisions of t

On Jun 28, 1973, the House voted 238–175 (HR 8537). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 162–74, Republicans 81–106, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 155 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
238
No
175
Did not vote
18
Date
Jun 28, 1973

By party

  • Republicans81 yes · 106 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats162 yes · 74 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 75 more.

The bill

H.R. 8537: A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to make permanent certain provisions of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended, 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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Capitol Receipts, “To instruct conferees to insist on the…: House Vote, Jun 28, 1973,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-H-214/to-instruct-conferees-to-insist-on-the-houses-disagreement (accessed 2026-10-17).