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House roll call 811 · 95th Congress · Mar 13, 1978

To suspend the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 7814, the bill authorizing the civil service commission to conduct a three-year experiment on the use of flexibl

On Mar 13, 1978, the House voted 242–141 (HR 7814). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 185–78, Republicans 69–68. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 146 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
242
No
141
Did not vote
41
Date
Mar 13, 1978

By party

  • Republicans69 yes · 68 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats185 yes · 78 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 66 more.

The bill

H.R. 7814: A bill to authorize Federal agencies to experiment with flexible and compressed employee work schedules.

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 suspend the rules and pass, as amended…: House Vote, Mar 13, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-H-811/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-as-amended-h (accessed 2026-10-17).