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House roll call 637 · 95th Congress · Oct 25, 1977

To instruct the house conferees to the conference on S. 1585, the Senate companion bill to H.R. 8059 (see RC 686) to agree to the provisions of the Senate bill

On Oct 25, 1977, the House voted 358–54 (S 1585). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 222–52, Republicans 137–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 55 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
358
No
54
Did not vote
27
Date
Oct 25, 1977

By party

  • Republicans137 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats222 yes · 52 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 1585: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the use of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of promoting any film, photograph, negative, slide, book or magazine.

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 instruct the house conferees to the…: House Vote, Oct 25, 1977,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-H-637/to-instruct-the-house-conferees-to-the-conference-on (accessed 2026-10-17).