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House roll call 547 · 96th Congress · Oct 26, 1979

To agree to the conference report on S. 428, defense authorization. (motion passed)

On Oct 26, 1979, the House voted 300–26 (S 428). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 173–27, Republicans 129–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 members voted against their own party.

During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
300
No
26
Did not vote
110
Date
Oct 26, 1979

By party

  • Republicans129 yes · 1 no · 30 didn’t vote
  • Democrats173 yes · 27 no · 80 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 428: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980, 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 prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and of c

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 agree to the conference report on S. 428…: House Vote, Oct 26, 1979,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/96-H-547/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-s-428 (accessed 2026-10-17).