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House roll call 704 · 97th Congress · Sep 24, 1982

To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5949, a bill amending the copyright law respecting the limitations on exclusive rights to secondary transmissions. (motion pa

On Sep 24, 1982, the House voted 347–53 (HR 5949). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 213–13, Republicans 133–40, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 53 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
347
No
53
Did not vote
42
Date
Sep 24, 1982

By party

  • Republicans133 yes · 40 no · 22 didn’t vote
  • Democrats213 yes · 13 no · 20 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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