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House roll call 205 · 97th Congress · Sep 23, 1981

To amend H.R. 4, a bill to make it a federal crime to disclose the identities of certain U.S. Intelligence officers, agents, informants and sources of operation

On Sep 23, 1981, the House voted 226–181 (HR 4). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 77–153, Republicans 152–29, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 106 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
226
No
181
Did not vote
30
Date
Sep 23, 1981

By party

  • Republicans152 yes · 29 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Democrats77 yes · 153 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 26 more.

The bill

H.R. 4: A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of information identifying certain United States intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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