1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 425 (94th Congress)

House roll call 425 · 94th Congress · Oct 1, 1975

To amend H.R. 9861 by striking $58.2 million for research development, test and evaluation for the f-18 navy air combat fighter.

On Oct 1, 1975, the House voted 173–243 (HR 9861). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 142–140, Republicans 35–107. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 175 members voted against their own party.

During the 94th Congress (1975–1976), Gerald Ford was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
173
No
243
Did not vote
17
Date
Oct 1, 1975

By party

  • Republicans35 yes · 107 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats142 yes · 140 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 95 more.

The bill

H.R. 9861: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 1976, and the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 9861 by striking $58.2 million…: House Vote, Oct 1, 1975,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-H-425/to-amend-h-r-9861-by-striking-58-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).