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House roll call 647 · 98th Congress · May 23, 1984

To amend H.R. 5167 to provide that the total amount of procurement authority could not exceed the total appropriated for fiscal year 1984 by more than 6.5 perce

On May 23, 1984, the House voted 173–250 (HR 5167). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 145–115, Republicans 28–136. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 143 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
173
No
250
Did not vote
15
Date
May 23, 1984

By party

  • Republicans28 yes · 136 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats145 yes · 115 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 63 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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