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House roll call 189 · 94th Congress · Jun 4, 1975

To amend H.R. 6219 by excluding from the definition of "language minority group" those persons of ethnic origin whose dominant language is english.

On Jun 4, 1975, the House voted 122–292 (HR 6219). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 33–244, Republicans 89–50. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 83 members voted against their own party.

During the 94th Congress (1975–1976), Gerald Ford was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
122
No
292
Did not vote
25
Date
Jun 4, 1975

By party

  • Republicans89 yes · 50 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats33 yes · 244 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 3 more.

The bill

H.R. 6219: A bill to amend the Voting Rights of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional 10 years to make permanent the ban against certain prerequisites of voting.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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