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House roll call 642 · 97th Congress · Aug 19, 1982

To agree to the conference report on H.R. 4961. (motion passed)

On Aug 19, 1982, the House voted 226–207 (HR 4961). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 122–118, Republicans 103–89, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 207 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
226
No
207
Did not vote
9
Date
Aug 19, 1982

By party

  • Republicans103 yes · 89 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats122 yes · 118 no · 6 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 127 more.

The bill

H.R. 4961: A bill to make miscellaneous changes in the tax laws.

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 the conference report on H.R…: House Vote, Aug 19, 1982,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-642/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).