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House roll call 294 · 93rd Congress · Jul 31, 1973

To amend H.R. 9286 by settin an appropriation ceiling of fiscal year 1973 plus a 4.5% inflation increase, thereby authorized funds by $950 million.

On Jul 31, 1973, the House voted 242–163 (HR 9286). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 158–63, Republicans 83–100, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 146 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
242
No
163
Did not vote
37
Date
Jul 31, 1973

By party

  • Republicans83 yes · 100 no · 12 didn’t vote
  • Democrats158 yes · 63 no · 25 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 66 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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