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House roll call 655 · 97th Congress · Sep 9, 1982

To pass H.R. 6666, a bill amending the joint resolution of oct. 19, 1965 to provide additional authorization for the library of Congress james madison memorial

On Sep 9, 1982, the House voted 188–186 (HR 6666). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 149–52, Republicans 38–134, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 90 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
188
No
186
Did not vote
68
Date
Sep 9, 1982

By party

  • Republicans38 yes · 134 no · 23 didn’t vote
  • Democrats149 yes · 52 no · 45 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 10 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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