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House roll call 898 · 96th Congress · May 21, 1980

To pass H.R. 6974, fiscal 1981 department of defense authorization. (motion passed)

On May 21, 1980, the House voted 338–62 (HR 6974). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 194–60, Republicans 145–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 64 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
338
No
62
Did not vote
37
Date
May 21, 1980

By party

  • Republicans145 yes · 4 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Democrats194 yes · 60 no · 26 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

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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