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House roll call 207 · 97th Congress · Sep 23, 1981

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

On Sep 23, 1981, the House voted 354–56 (HR 4). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 175–57, Republicans 179–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 57 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
354
No
56
Did not vote
30
Date
Sep 23, 1981

By party

  • Republicans179 yes · 0 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Democrats175 yes · 57 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

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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