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House roll call 290 · 93rd Congress · Jul 31, 1973

To amend H.R. 9286, by deleting funds for research and development of the b-1 bomber.

On Jul 31, 1973, the House voted 96–313 (HR 9286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 87–133, Republicans 8–180, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 95 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
96
No
313
Did not vote
33
Date
Jul 31, 1973

By party

  • Republicans8 yes · 180 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats87 yes · 133 no · 26 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 15 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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