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House roll call 493 · 98th Congress · Nov 17, 1983

To agree to the conference report on H. RES. 2915, state department authorization, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the department

On Nov 17, 1983, the House voted 254–146 (HR 2915). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 163–80, Republicans 91–66. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 146 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
254
No
146
Did not vote
39
Date
Nov 17, 1983

By party

  • Republicans91 yes · 66 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats163 yes · 80 no · 29 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 66 more.

The bill

H.R. 2915: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Asia Foundation, to establish the National Endowment for Democracy, 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 agree to the conference report on H. RES…: House Vote, Nov 17, 1983,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-493/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-h-res (accessed 2026-10-17).

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