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House roll call 631 · 98th Congress · May 16, 1984

To amend the bennett amendment to H.R. 5167 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. H.R. 5167 authorizes $208.1 billion in appropriations for fiscal y

On May 16, 1984, the House voted 212–218 (HR 5167). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 194–72, Republicans 18–146. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 90 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
212
No
218
Did not vote
9
Date
May 16, 1984

By party

  • Republicans18 yes · 146 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats194 yes · 72 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 10 more.

The bill

H.R. 5167: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, for operation and maintenance, and for working capital funds, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces and for civilian employees of the Department of Defense, 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 amend the bennett amendment to H.R. 5167…: House Vote, May 16, 1984,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-631/to-amend-the-bennett-amendment-to-h-r-5167 (accessed 2026-10-17).

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