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House roll call 293 · 93rd Congress · Jul 31, 1973

To amend the o'neill amendment to H.R. 9286. The o'neill amendment would reduce overseas troops by 100,000 and place a ceiling of 400,000 on troops assigned ab

On Jul 31, 1973, the House voted 242–163 (HR 9286). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 88–133, Republicans 154–29, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 117 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
242
No
163
Did not vote
37
Date
Jul 31, 1973

By party

  • Republicans154 yes · 29 no · 12 didn’t vote
  • Democrats88 yes · 133 no · 25 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 37 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the o'neill amendment to H.R. 9286…: House Vote, Jul 31, 1973,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-H-293/to-amend-the-oneill-amendment-to-h-r-9286 (accessed 2026-10-17).