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House roll call 16 · 98th Congress · Mar 3, 1983

To amend H.R. 1718 by providing that 75 percent of the funding for job creation in the bill must be spent in civil jurisdictions that have had unemployment rate

On Mar 3, 1983, the House voted 335–83 (HR 1718). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 216–45, Republicans 120–38. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 83 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
335
No
83
Did not vote
20
Date
Mar 3, 1983

By party

  • Republicans120 yes · 38 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Democrats216 yes · 45 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 3 more.

The bill

H.R. 1718: A bill making appropriations to provide emergency expenditures to meet neglected urgent needs, to protect and add to the national wealth, resulting in not make-work but productive jobs for women and men and to help provide for the indigent and homeless for the fiscal year 1983, 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. 1718 by providing that 75…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1983,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-16/to-amend-h-r-1718-by-providing-that-75 (accessed 2026-10-17).