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House roll call 46 · 97th Congress · May 28, 1981

To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3520, a bill to grant the steel industry a three-year extension of the 1982 deadline for meeting national clean air standard

On May 28, 1981, the House voted 322–3 (HR 3520). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 182–1, Republicans 141–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 3 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
322
No
3
Did not vote
115
Date
May 28, 1981

By party

  • Republicans141 yes · 2 no · 52 didn’t vote
  • Democrats182 yes · 1 no · 63 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 3520: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide compliance date extensions for steelmaking facilities on a case-by-case basis to facilitate modernization.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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