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House roll call 291 · 93rd Congress · Jul 31, 1973

To amend H.R. 9286, by adding language setting a deadline of june 30, 1974, for maintaining U.S. Forces in any nation for defense if that nation pays a smaller

On Jul 31, 1973, the House voted 130–282 (HR 9286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 107–116, Republicans 22–166, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 129 members voted against their own party.

During the 93rd Congress (1973–1974), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
130
No
282
Did not vote
30
Date
Jul 31, 1973

By party

  • Republicans22 yes · 166 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats107 yes · 116 no · 23 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 49 more.

The bill

H.R. 9286: A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces, a

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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