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House roll call 897 · 96th Congress · May 21, 1980

To amend H.R. 6974, dod authorization, by prohibiting the secretary from using any land for the MX/MPS system until he has reported to Congress and the affected

On May 21, 1980, the House voted 135–268 (HR 6974). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 105–153, Republicans 32–115. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 137 members 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
135
No
268
Did not vote
35
Date
May 21, 1980

By party

  • Republicans32 yes · 115 no · 13 didn’t vote
  • Democrats105 yes · 153 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 57 more.

The bill

H.R. 6974: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and for civil

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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