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House roll call 179 · 97th Congress · Aug 4, 1981

To pass H.R. 4242, the tax incentive act of 1981. (motion passed)

On Aug 4, 1981, the House voted 282–95 (HR 4242). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 119–101, Republicans 179–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 102 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
282
No
95
Did not vote
41
Date
Aug 4, 1981

By party

  • Republicans179 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Democrats119 yes · 101 no · 26 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 22 more.

The bill

H.R. 4242: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage economic growth through reductions in individual income tax rates, the expensing of depreciable property, incentives for small businesses, and incentives for savings, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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