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House roll call 780 · 98th Congress · Jul 24, 1984

To suspend the rules and agree to title VIII (equal access) of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1310. H.R. 1310 provides assistance to improve elementary, secondary

On Jul 24, 1984, the House voted 337–77 (HR 1310). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 183–73, Republicans 157–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 78 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
337
No
77
Did not vote
21
Date
Jul 24, 1984

By party

  • Republicans157 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats183 yes · 73 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 1310: A bill to provide assistance to improve elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in mathematics and science, to provide a national policy for engineering, technical, and scientific personnel, to provide for cost-sharing by the private sector in training such personnel, 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 suspend the rules and agree to title VIII…: House Vote, Jul 24…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-780/to-suspend-the-rules-and-agree-to-title-viii (accessed 2026-10-17).