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House roll call 292 · 97th Congress · Nov 17, 1981

To adopt the conference report on S.815, department of defense authorization act, 1982. (motion agreed to)

On Nov 17, 1981, the House voted 335–61 (S 815). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 170–57, Republicans 168–8, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 65 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
335
No
61
Did not vote
38
Date
Nov 17, 1981

By party

  • Republicans168 yes · 8 no · 19 didn’t vote
  • Democrats170 yes · 57 no · 19 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

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 adopt the conference report on S.815…: House Vote, Nov 17, 1981,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-292/to-adopt-the-conference-report-on-s-815-department (accessed 2026-10-17).