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House roll call 289 · 93rd Congress · Jul 31, 1973

To amend H.R. 9286, the bill providing fiscal 1974 military procurement authorizations, by striking funds for the CVN-70 nuclear aircraft carrier.

On Jul 31, 1973, the House voted 88–323 (HR 9286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 77–146, Republicans 10–177, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 87 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
88
No
323
Did not vote
31
Date
Jul 31, 1973

By party

  • Republicans10 yes · 177 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats77 yes · 146 no · 23 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 7 more.

The bill

H.R. 9286: A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces, a

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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