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House roll call 263 · 99th Congress · Aug 1, 1985

Motion to require house consideration of a bill authorizing an independent study to determine whether pay rate discrepancies in the federal government are due t

On Aug 1, 1985, the House voted 292–133. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 239–6, Republicans 53–127. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 59 members voted against their own party.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
292
No
133
Did not vote
14
Date
Aug 1, 1985

By party

  • Republicans53 yes · 127 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats239 yes · 6 no · 12 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.

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