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House roll call 632 · 98th Congress · May 16, 1984

To amend the mavroules substitute for the bennett amendment to H.R. 5167. The bennett amendment prohibits the use of authorizations of appropriation for the MX

On May 16, 1984, the House voted 229–199 (HR 5167). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 83–182, Republicans 146–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 100 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
229
No
199
Did not vote
11
Date
May 16, 1984

By party

  • Republicans146 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats83 yes · 182 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 20 more.

The bill

H.R. 5167: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, for operation and maintenance, and for working capital funds, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces and for civilian employees of the Department of Defense, 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 the mavroules substitute for the…: House Vote, May 16, 1984,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-632/to-amend-the-mavroules-substitute-for-the-bennett-amendment (accessed 2026-10-17).