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House roll call 1174 · 95th Congress · Jul 12, 1978

To amend H.R. 15 by retaining a provision in current law that counts two-thirds, rather than 100%, of the children from afdc families for the purpose of allocat

On Jul 12, 1978, the House voted 175–212 (HR 15). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 99–164, Republicans 80–51. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 150 members voted against their own party.

During the 95th Congress (1977–1978), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
175
No
212
Did not vote
47
Date
Jul 12, 1978

By party

  • Republicans80 yes · 51 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Democrats99 yes · 164 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 70 more.

The bill

H.R. 15: A bill to extend for 5 years certain elementary, secondary, and other education programs.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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