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House roll call 272 · 97th Congress · Oct 29, 1981

To table a motion to instruct house conferees on S. 815, department of defense authorization act for fiscal year 1982, to agree to section 922 of the bill, rel

On Oct 29, 1981, the House voted 171–224 (S 815). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 41–171, Republicans 130–54, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 95 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
171
No
224
Did not vote
45
Date
Oct 29, 1981

By party

  • Republicans130 yes · 54 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Democrats41 yes · 171 no · 34 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 15 more.

The bill

S. 815: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982, for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, for research, development, test, and evaluation, and for operation and maintenance for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component of the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of t

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 table a motion to instruct house…: House Vote, Oct 29, 1981,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-272/to-table-a-motion-to-instruct-house-conferees-on (accessed 2026-10-17).