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House roll call 637 · 97th Congress · Aug 18, 1982

To agree to conference on S. 2248, the department of defense authorization act for fiscal year 1983. (motion passed)

On Aug 18, 1982, the House voted 251–148 (S 2248). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 121–103, Republicans 132–48, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 151 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
251
No
148
Did not vote
37
Date
Aug 18, 1982

By party

  • Republicans132 yes · 48 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Democrats121 yes · 103 no · 22 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 71 more.

The bill

S. 2248: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1983 for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, and for operation and maintenance for the Armed Forces, to prescribe personnel strengths for the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, 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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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to conference on S. 2248, the…: House Vote, Aug 18, 1982,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-637/to-agree-to-conference-on-s-2248-the-department (accessed 2026-10-17).