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House roll call 695 · 97th Congress · Sep 23, 1982

To amend H.R. 5447, a bill extending the commodity exchange act. The conable amendment imposes transaction fees on futures and options transactions to help pay

On Sep 23, 1982, the House voted 170–216 (HR 5447). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 70–138, Republicans 99–78, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 148 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
170
No
216
Did not vote
56
Date
Sep 23, 1982

By party

  • Republicans99 yes · 78 no · 18 didn’t vote
  • Democrats70 yes · 138 no · 38 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 68 more.

The bill

H.R. 5447: A bill to extend the Commodity Exchange Act, 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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