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House roll call 399 · 103rd Congress · Sep 8, 1993

(house rejected the schroeder amendment that sought to reduce the funding of ballistic missile defense by $200 million.)

On Sep 8, 1993, the House voted 197–227 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2401). Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 185–71, Republicans 16–156, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 87 members voted against their own party.

During the 103rd Congress (1993–1994), Bill Clinton was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Failed
Yes
197
No
227
Did not vote
17
Date
Sep 8, 1993

By party

  • Republicans16 yes · 156 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats185 yes · 71 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 7 more.

The bill

H.R. 2401: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1994, 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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