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House roll call 1171 · 96th Congress · Sep 19, 1980

To adopt a conference report on H.R. 3904, amending the employee retirement income security act of 1974 and the internal revenue code of 1954 to improve retirem

On Sep 19, 1980, the House voted 324–1 (HR 3904). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 209–1, Republicans 118–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 1 member voted against their own party.

During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
324
No
1
Did not vote
112
Date
Sep 19, 1980

By party

  • Republicans118 yes · 0 no · 42 didn’t vote
  • Democrats209 yes · 1 no · 70 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 3904: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, for the purpose of improving retirement income security under private multiemployer pension plans by strengthening the funding requirements for those plans, authorizing plan preservation measures for financially troubled multiemployer pension plans, and revising the manner in whic

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To adopt a conference report on H.R. 3904…: House Vote, Sep 19, 1980,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/96-H-1171/to-adopt-a-conference-report-on-h-r-3904 (accessed 2026-10-17).

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