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House roll call 699 · 93rd Congress · May 22, 1974

To amend an amendment to H.R. 14592 by reducing the total number of U.S. Troops overseas by 100,000, instead of by 198,000.

On May 22, 1974, the House voted 163–240 (HR 14592). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 128–96, Republicans 34–144, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 130 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
163
No
240
Did not vote
39
Date
May 22, 1974

By party

  • Republicans34 yes · 144 no · 17 didn’t vote
  • Democrats128 yes · 96 no · 22 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 50 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 an amendment to H.R. 14592 by…: House Vote, May 22, 1974,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-H-699/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-14592-by (accessed 2026-10-17).