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House roll call 470 · 99th Congress · Feb 27, 1986

To agree to the second part of H RES 384 to bring contempt of Congress action against joseph bernstein of new york on the grounds that bernstein would not testi

On Feb 27, 1986, the House voted 343–50 (HRES 384). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 224–5, Republicans 119–45. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 50 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
343
No
50
Did not vote
46
Date
Feb 27, 1986

By party

  • Republicans119 yes · 45 no · 18 didn’t vote
  • Democrats224 yes · 5 no · 28 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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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the second part of H RES 384 to…: House Vote, Feb 27, 1986,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/99-H-470/to-agree-to-the-second-part-of-h-res (accessed 2026-10-17).

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