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House roll call 697 · 93rd Congress · May 22, 1974

To amend H.R. 14592, military procurement authorizations, by deleting funds authorized for the b-1 bomber program.

On May 22, 1974, the House voted 94–309 (HR 14592). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 81–142, Republicans 12–167, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 93 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
94
No
309
Did not vote
39
Date
May 22, 1974

By party

  • Republicans12 yes · 167 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Democrats81 yes · 142 no · 23 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 13 more.

The bill

H.R. 14592: A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1975 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 and

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. 14592, military procurement…: House Vote, May 22, 1974,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-H-697/to-amend-h-r-14592-military-procurement-authorizations-by (accessed 2026-10-17).