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House roll call 167 · 97th Congress · Jul 29, 1981

To pass H.R. 4242, tax incentive act of 1981. (motion agreed to)

On Jul 29, 1981, the House voted 323–107 (HR 4242). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 131–106, Republicans 191–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 107 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
323
No
107
Did not vote
12
Date
Jul 29, 1981

By party

  • Republicans191 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats131 yes · 106 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 27 more.

The bill

H.R. 4242: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage economic growth through reductions in individual income tax rates, the expensing of depreciable property, incentives for small businesses, and incentives for savings, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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