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95th Congress · 1977–1979
H.R. 50

Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978

House
Latest action: Public Law 95-523. · October 27, 1978
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Public Law 95-523.

Recorded October 27, 1978, as the clerk wrote it

Recorded votes 24 on this measure
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Vote Files, "H.R. 50 (95th Congress): Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-95-hr50

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Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 50 (95th Congress): Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-95-hr50

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Vote Files. "H.R. 50 (95th Congress): Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-95-hr50.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{H.R. 50 (95th Congress): Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-95-hr50}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-95-hr50; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/50; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 14, 2026}
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On the record

Every recorded vote on H.R. 50

DateQuestion TallyOutcome
March 8, 1978 THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF … House recorded vote (95th Congress)
364–32
AGREED
March 9, 1978 TO MODIFY THE SARASIN AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 50. THE WRIGHT AMENDMENTS REQUIRE THE PRESIDE… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
277–143
AGREED
March 9, 1978 TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE MODIFIED SARASIN AMENDME… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
198–223
REJECTED
March 9, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY REQUIRING THAT THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL ECONOMIC REPORT DIFFERENTIATE… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
239–177
AGREED
March 9, 1978 TO AGREE TO SEVERAL AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 50, THE EFFECT OF WHICH IS TO SET A GOAL OF 100%… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
264–150
AGREED
March 15, 1978 THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF … House recorded vote (95th Congress)
380–19
AGREED
March 15, 1978 TO MODIFY THE BAUCUS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENTS (SEE RC 153) FOR THE ORIGINAL ASHBROOK AMEND… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
205–215
REJECTED
March 15, 1978 TO AGREE TO SEVERAL AMENDMENTS OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ASHBROOK A… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
411–3
AGREED
March 15, 1978 TO END ALL DEBATE ON TITLE I OF H.R. 50 AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO AT 5:45 P.M. House recorded vote (95th Congress)
237–170
AGREED
March 15, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE PERMANENT TAX RATE REDUCTIONS FOR I… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
194–216
REJECTED
March 16, 1978 THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERA… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
379–8
AGREED
March 16, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT TO FUND SOME PROGRAMS ALREADY ESTABLISHED B… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
398–0
AGREED
March 16, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY PROVIDING THAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
199–204
REJECTED
March 16, 1978 THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RISE FROM THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 50 AND REPORT THE B… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
106–310
REJECTED
March 16, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT, IN HIS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THI… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
114–296
REJECTED
March 16, 1978 TO MODIFY THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR TITLE III OF H.R. 50. THE CONABLE AME… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
259–153
AGREED
March 16, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY TERMINATING THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT ON SEPT. 30, 1983, UNLESS AN … House recorded vote (95th Congress)
196–216
REJECTED
March 16, 1978 TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 50. THE QUIE S… House recorded vote (95th Congress)
137–276
REJECTED
March 16, 1978 TO PASS H.R. 50. House recorded vote (95th Congress)
257–152
AGREED
October 13, 1978 TO MODIFY PROXMIRE AMENDMENT #2102 TO H.R. 50, THE FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALNCED GROWTH A… Senate recorded vote (95th Congress)
56–34
AGREED
October 13, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY GIVING CONGRESS THE DISCRETION TO EXERCISE THE AUTHORITIES PROVIDED… Senate recorded vote (95th Congress)
50–40
AGREED
October 13, 1978 TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL GOAL OF 3% INFLATION TO BE ACHEIVED AS SOON… Senate recorded vote (95th Congress)
41–45
REJECTED
October 13, 1978 TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HUMPHREY AMENDMENT TO H.R. 50 WAS REJECTED. (SEE R… Senate recorded vote (95th Congress)
39–46
REJECTED
October 13, 1978 TO PASS H.R. 50. Senate recorded vote (95th Congress)
70–19
AGREED