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House roll call 668 · 98th Congress · May 30, 1984

To agree to the nichols amendment as amended by the bedell amendment. The nichols amendment attempts to expand competition as a means of ending the excessive PR

On May 30, 1984, the House voted 396–0 (HR 5167). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 242–0, Republicans 155–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes.

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

Yes
396
No
0
Did not vote
42
Date
May 30, 1984

By party

  • Republicans155 yes · 0 no · 12 didn’t vote
  • Democrats242 yes · 0 no · 30 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

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

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the nichols amendment as amended…: House Vote, May 30…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-H-668/to-agree-to-the-nichols-amendment-as-amended-by (accessed 2026-10-17).

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