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House roll call 129 · 95th Congress · Apr 25, 1977

To amend H.R. 5970, a bill authorizing appropriations for the department of defense for fiscal 1978, by reducing the present overseas troop strength by 17,000 a

On Apr 25, 1977, the House voted 88–301 (HR 5970). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 83–188, Republicans 11–121. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 94 members voted against their own party.

During the 95th Congress (1977–1978), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
88
No
301
Did not vote
38
Date
Apr 25, 1977

By party

  • Republicans11 yes · 121 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Democrats83 yes · 188 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 14 more.

The bill

H.R. 5970: A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1978, 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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