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House roll call 768 · 98th Congress · Jun 29, 1984

To agree to H.R. 5953, a bill increasing the statutory limit on the public debt by $53 billion, from $1.520 trillion to $1.573 trillion. (motion passed)

On Jun 29, 1984, the House voted 208–202 (HR 5953). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 124–130, Republicans 85–73. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 197 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
208
No
202
Did not vote
27
Date
Jun 29, 1984

By party

  • Republicans85 yes · 73 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Democrats124 yes · 130 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 117 more.

The bill

H.R. 5953: A bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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