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House roll call 227 · 99th Congress · Jul 24, 1985

To adopt H RES 231, a resolution instructing house committees to conform their bills to the house-passed budget resolution thereby eliminating the necessity of

On Jul 24, 1985, the House voted 242–184 (HRES 231). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 243–6, Republicans 1–180. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 7 members voted against their own party.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
242
No
184
Did not vote
9
Date
Jul 24, 1985

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 180 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats243 yes · 6 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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