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House roll call 884 · 96th Congress · May 14, 1980

To amend a committee amendment to H.R. 6974, dod authorization, by deleting the $1.55 billion research and development authorization for the MX missile program

On May 14, 1980, the House voted 82–319 (HR 6974). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 78–180, Republicans 9–142. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 87 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
82
No
319
Did not vote
31
Date
May 14, 1980

By party

  • Republicans9 yes · 142 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Democrats78 yes · 180 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 7 more.

The bill

H.R. 6974: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and for civil

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 amend a committee amendment to H.R. 6974…: House Vote, May 14, 1980,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/96-H-884/to-amend-a-committee-amendment-to-h-r-6974 (accessed 2026-10-17).