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House roll call 723 · 97th Congress · Nov 29, 1982

To amend H.R. 3809 so as to require a state's notice of disapproval to siting of interim storage facilities within their boundaries be sustained by a majority v

On Nov 29, 1982, the House voted 181–194 (HR 3809). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 55–157, Republicans 126–36, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 91 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
181
No
194
Did not vote
67
Date
Nov 29, 1982

By party

  • Republicans126 yes · 36 no · 33 didn’t vote
  • Democrats55 yes · 157 no · 34 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 11 more.

The bill

H.R. 3809: A bill to provide for repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, and spent nuclear fuel, to amend provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 relating to low-level waste, to modify the Price-Anderson provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and certain other provisions pertaining to facility licensing and safety, 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 amend H.R. 3809 so as to require a…: House Vote, Nov 29, 1982,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-723/to-amend-h-r-3809-so-as-to-require (accessed 2026-10-17).