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House roll call 164 · 97th Congress · Jul 29, 1981

To agree to H. RES. 198, the rule for consideration of H.R. 4242, tax incentive act of 1981. (motion agreed to)

On Jul 29, 1981, the House voted 280–150 (HRES 198). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 148–91, Republicans 132–58, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 149 members voted against their own party.

During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
280
No
150
Did not vote
12
Date
Jul 29, 1981

By party

  • Republicans132 yes · 58 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats148 yes · 91 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 69 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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