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House roll call 407 · 93rd Congress · Oct 31, 1973

To reject SEC. 817 of the conference report on H.R. 9286, a bill making military procurement authorizations for fiscal 1974. SEC. 817 accepts a Senate amendmen

On Oct 31, 1973, the House voted 102–290 (HR 9286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–213, Republicans 100–78, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 80 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
102
No
290
Did not vote
48
Date
Oct 31, 1973

By party

  • Republicans100 yes · 78 no · 17 didn’t vote
  • Democrats2 yes · 213 no · 31 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

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 reject SEC. 817 of the conference report…: House Vote, Oct 31, 1973,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-H-407/to-reject-sec-817-of-the-conference-report-on (accessed 2026-10-17).