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House roll call 903 · 96th Congress · May 22, 1980

To amend H.R. 3904, multi employer pension plans, by providing a higher level of guarantees for plans that elect to amortize the cost of unfunded liabilities ov

On May 22, 1980, the House voted 160–218 (HR 3904). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–215, Republicans 141–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 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
160
No
218
Did not vote
44
Date
May 22, 1980

By party

  • Republicans141 yes · 13 no · 6 didn’t vote
  • Democrats27 yes · 215 no · 38 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 3904: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, for the purpose of improving retirement income security under private multiemployer pension plans by strengthening the funding requirements for those plans, authorizing plan preservation measures for financially troubled multiemployer pension plans, and revising the manner in whic

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 H.R. 3904, multi employer pension…: House Vote, May 22, 1980,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/96-H-903/to-amend-h-r-3904-multi-employer-pension-plans (accessed 2026-10-17).