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House roll call 385 · 90th Congress · Jul 15, 1968

To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5117, a bill to authorize the SEC'y of the interior to construct, operate and maintain the palmetto bend reclamation project.

On Jul 15, 1968, the House voted 296–103 (HR 5117). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 199–17, Republicans 97–86. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 103 members voted against their own party.

During the 90th Congress (1967–1968), Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
296
No
103
Did not vote
6
Date
Jul 15, 1968

By party

  • Republicans97 yes · 86 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats199 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 23 more.

The bill

H.R. 5117: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain stage 1 of the Palmetto Bend reclamation project, Texas, and for other purposes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5117, a…: House Vote, Jul 15, 1968,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/90-H-385/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-5117 (accessed 2026-10-17).

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