1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 97 (98th Congress)

House roll call 97 · 98th Congress · May 11, 1983

To amend the gonzalez substitute for the wylie amendment to H.R. 1983. The bethune amendment prohibits the initiation of the emergency mortage program in any ar

On May 11, 1983, the House voted 175–234 (HR 1983). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–235, Republicans 162–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 19 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
175
No
234
Did not vote
23
Date
May 11, 1983

By party

  • Republicans162 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats16 yes · 235 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend the gonzalez substitute for the…: House Vote, May 11, 1983,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-97/to-amend-the-gonzalez-substitute-for-the-wylie-amendment (accessed 2026-10-17).