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House roll call 1404 · 95th Congress · Sep 18, 1978

To suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 7819, the bill repealing a 1790 law granting full civil and criminal immunity to the entire for

On Sep 18, 1978, the House voted 397–7 (HR 7819). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 267–0, Republicans 131–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 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
397
No
7
Did not vote
36
Date
Sep 18, 1978

By party

  • Republicans131 yes · 7 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Democrats267 yes · 0 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 7819: A bill to complement the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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