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House roll call 252 · 95th Congress · May 23, 1977

To order the previous question on the motion that the conference committee meetings on H.R. 5970, department of defense authorizations for fiscal 1978, be clos

On May 23, 1977, the House voted 273–114 (HR 5970). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 206–51, Republicans 68–63. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 114 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
273
No
114
Did not vote
53
Date
May 23, 1977

By party

  • Republicans68 yes · 63 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Democrats206 yes · 51 no · 37 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 34 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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