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96th Congress · 1979–1981
S. 428
An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked…
Senate
Latest action: Public Law 96-107. · November 9, 1979 Understand the measure
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Public Law 96-107.
Recorded November 9, 1979, as the clerk wrote it
Official title
An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, to authorize the military training student loads, to aut
Recorded votes
5 on this measure
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APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 428 (96th Congress): An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for… [Bill record]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-s428
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 428 (96th Congress): An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for…." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-s428.
BibTeX
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}Plain link
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On the record
Every recorded vote on S. 428
DateQuestion
TallyOutcome
June 12, 1979
TO AMEND S. 428, A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, BY DELETING ALL FUNDS FOR THE F… Senate recorded vote (96th Congress)
18–78
REJECTED
June 12, 1979
TO TABLE THE TSONGAS AMENDMENT TO S. 428, A DOD AUTHORIZATION. THE AMENDMENT STATED TH… Senate recorded vote (96th Congress)
52–41
AGREED
June 13, 1979
TO PASS S. 428, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR FISCAL 1980 FOR MILITARY PROCUREMENT PROGR… Senate recorded vote (96th Congress)
89–7
AGREED
September 18, 1979
TO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON S. 428, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENS… House recorded vote (96th Congress)
389–0
AGREED
October 26, 1979
TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 428, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION. (MOTION PASSED) House recorded vote (96th Congress)
300–26
AGREED