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House roll call 474 · 93rd Congress · Dec 11, 1973

To amend H.R. 10710, by striking title IV from the bill. Title IV is the section dealing with freedom of emigration for soviet jewry.

On Dec 11, 1973, the House voted 106–298 (HR 10710). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 40–185, Republicans 66–116, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 106 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
106
No
298
Did not vote
34
Date
Dec 11, 1973

By party

  • Republicans66 yes · 116 no · 13 didn’t vote
  • Democrats40 yes · 185 no · 21 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 26 more.

The bill

H.R. 10710: A bill to promote the development of an open, nondiscriminatory, and fair world economic system, to stimulate the economic growth of the United States, 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 amend H.R. 10710, by striking title IV…: House Vote, Dec 11, 1973,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-H-474/to-amend-h-r-10710-by-striking-title-iv (accessed 2026-10-17).