1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 369 (99th Congress)

House roll call 369 · 99th Congress · Nov 13, 1985

To approve H R 3721 temporary public debt limit increase, a bill that increase the national debt to no more than $1.904 trillion and lowers it back to $1.824 TR

On Nov 13, 1985, the House voted 300–121 (HR 3721). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 213–31, Republicans 88–90. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 119 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
300
No
121
Did not vote
17
Date
Nov 13, 1985

By party

  • Republicans88 yes · 90 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats213 yes · 31 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 39 more.

The bill

H.R. 3721: A bill to temporarily increase the limit on the public debt and to restore the investments of the Social Security Trust Funds and other trust funds.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To approve H R 3721 temporary public debt…: House Vote, Nov 13, 1985,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/99-H-369/to-approve-h-r-3721-temporary-public-debt-limit (accessed 2026-10-17).

Open the interactive version ›