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House roll call 131 · 97th Congress · Jul 16, 1981

To pass H.R. 3519, the department of defense authorization act for fiscal 1982. (motion agreed to)

On Jul 16, 1981, the House voted 354–63 (HR 3519). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 170–60, Republicans 183–3, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 63 members voted against their own party.

During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
354
No
63
Did not vote
25
Date
Jul 16, 1981

By party

  • Republicans183 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Democrats170 yes · 60 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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