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House roll call 297 · 99th Congress · Oct 2, 1985

To amend H R 3424 by allowing the surgeon general to use research funds to close bathhouses and massage parlors that are suspected to be places where AIDS is TR

On Oct 2, 1985, the House voted 417–8 (HR 3424). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 240–6, Republicans 178–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 8 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
417
No
8
Did not vote
13
Date
Oct 2, 1985

By party

  • Republicans178 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats240 yes · 6 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 3424: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, 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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