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House roll call 40 · 98th Congress · Mar 22, 1983

To agree to a motion to recede from disagreement to a Senate amendment to H.R. 1718 (the Senate amendment relates to the distribution of job funds among states)

On Mar 22, 1983, the House voted 132–277 (HR 1718). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 86–171, Republicans 48–108. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 134 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
132
No
277
Did not vote
26
Date
Mar 22, 1983

By party

  • Republicans48 yes · 108 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Democrats86 yes · 171 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 54 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 agree to a motion to recede from…: House Vote, Mar 22, 1983,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-40/to-agree-to-a-motion-to-recede-from-disagreement (accessed 2026-10-17).