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House roll call 18 · 98th Congress · Mar 3, 1983

To pass H.R. 1718. (motion passed)

On Mar 3, 1983, the House voted 324–95 (HR 1718). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 251–13, Republicans 78–86. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 91 members voted against their own party.

During the 98th Congress (1983–1984), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
324
No
95
Did not vote
11
Date
Mar 3, 1983

By party

  • Republicans78 yes · 86 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats251 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 11 more.

The bill

H.R. 1718: A bill making appropriations to provide emergency expenditures to meet neglected urgent needs, to protect and add to the national wealth, resulting in not make-work but productive jobs for women and men and to help provide for the indigent and homeless for the fiscal year 1983, 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 1718. (motion passed): House Vote, Mar 3, 1983,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-18/to-pass-h-r-1718-motion-passed (accessed 2026-10-16).

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