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House roll call 982 · 94th Congress · Jun 30, 1976

To recommit to the committee of conference, the conference report on H.R. 12438, department of defense appropriation authorization act of 1977.

On Jun 30, 1976, the House voted 112–298 (HR 12438). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 104–171, Republicans 10–129. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 114 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
112
No
298
Did not vote
27
Date
Jun 30, 1976

By party

  • Republicans10 yes · 129 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats104 yes · 171 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 34 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.

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Capitol Receipts, “To recommit to the committee of conference…: House Vote, Jun 30, 1976,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-H-982/to-recommit-to-the-committee-of-conference-the-conference (accessed 2026-10-17).