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House roll call 540 · 97th Congress · Jul 20, 1982

To approve the house journal of tuesday, july 20, 1982. (motion passed)

On Jul 20, 1982, the House voted 358–26. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 190–12, Republicans 167–14, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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
358
No
26
Did not vote
58
Date
Jul 20, 1982

By party

  • Republicans167 yes · 14 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Democrats190 yes · 12 no · 44 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To approve the house journal of tuesday…: House Vote, Jul 20, 1982,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-540/to-approve-the-house-journal-of-tuesday-july-20 (accessed 2026-10-17).

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