1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 744 (94th Congress)

House roll call 744 · 94th Congress · Apr 8, 1976

To amend H.R. 12438, by placing in escrow funds for long-lead time funding of a new nuclear aircraft carrier.

On Apr 8, 1976, the House voted 182–195 (HR 12438). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 159–100, Republicans 28–100. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 128 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
182
No
195
Did not vote
54
Date
Apr 8, 1976

By party

  • Republicans28 yes · 100 no · 19 didn’t vote
  • Democrats159 yes · 100 no · 35 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 48 more.

The bill

H.R. 12438: A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1977, 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 prescr

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. 12438, by placing in escrow…: House Vote, Apr 8, 1976,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-H-744/to-amend-h-r-12438-by-placing-in-escrow (accessed 2026-10-17).