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House roll call 227 · 97th Congress · Oct 5, 1981

To amend H.R. 3112, by requiring certain areas of the country to provide bilingual election materials but not bilingual ballots. (motion failed)

On Oct 5, 1981, the House voted 124–285 (HR 3112). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–216, Republicans 107–69, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 86 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
124
No
285
Did not vote
32
Date
Oct 5, 1981

By party

  • Republicans107 yes · 69 no · 19 didn’t vote
  • Democrats17 yes · 216 no · 13 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 6 more.

The bill

H.R. 3112: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional ten years, to extend certain other provisions for an additional seven years, 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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