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House roll call 10 · 98th Congress · Mar 2, 1983

To amend H.R. 1310 by replacing the national teaching scholarships with $50 million in block grants to states. (motion failed)

On Mar 2, 1983, the House voted 92–323 (HR 1310). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–254, Republicans 89–70. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 74 members voted against their own party.

During the 98th Congress (1983–1984), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
92
No
323
Did not vote
22
Date
Mar 2, 1983

By party

  • Republicans89 yes · 70 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats4 yes · 254 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 1310: A bill to provide assistance to improve elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in mathematics and science, to provide a national policy for engineering, technical, and scientific personnel, to provide for cost-sharing by the private sector in training such personnel, 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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