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House roll call 804 · 98th Congress · Aug 2, 1984

To pass H.R. 5399, a bill authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States governement,

On Aug 2, 1984, the House voted 294–118 (HR 5399). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 229–23, Republicans 65–95. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 88 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
294
No
118
Did not vote
27
Date
Aug 2, 1984

By party

  • Republicans65 yes · 95 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats229 yes · 23 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 8 more.

The bill

H.R. 5399: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Staff, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 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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