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House roll call 724 · 97th Congress · Nov 29, 1982

To amend H.R. 3809 so as to disqualify highly populated areas or areas containing 1,000 or more people per square mile from consideration as potential waste sit

On Nov 29, 1982, the House voted 81–296 (HR 3809). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–196, Republicans 65–99, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 81 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
81
No
296
Did not vote
65
Date
Nov 29, 1982

By party

  • Republicans65 yes · 99 no · 31 didn’t vote
  • Democrats16 yes · 196 no · 34 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 1 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 disqualify…: House Vote, Nov 29, 1982,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-724/to-amend-h-r-3809-so-as-to-disqualify (accessed 2026-10-17).