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House roll call 292 · 93rd Congress · Jul 31, 1973

To amend H. R. 9286, by reducing total of U.S. Troops overseas by 322,000 and by placing a ceiling of 300,000 on the number of troops to be assigned overseas af

On Jul 31, 1973, the House voted 67–339 (HR 9286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 63–157, Republicans 3–182, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 66 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
67
No
339
Did not vote
36
Date
Jul 31, 1973

By party

  • Republicans3 yes · 182 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats63 yes · 157 no · 26 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

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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