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House roll call 747 · 97th Congress · Dec 6, 1982

To amend H.R. 6211 by providing that the davis-bacon wage provisions should not be used to limit, or in the opinion of the secretary, have the effect of limitin

On Dec 6, 1982, the House voted 149–217 (HR 6211). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–176, Republicans 123–40, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 66 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
149
No
217
Did not vote
76
Date
Dec 6, 1982

By party

  • Republicans123 yes · 40 no · 32 didn’t vote
  • Democrats26 yes · 176 no · 44 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 6211: A bill to authorize appropriations for construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23, United States Code, for highway safety, for mass transportation in urban and rural areas, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

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