A joint resolution to approve the obligation and availability of prior year unobligated balances made available for fiscal year 1985 for the procurement of additional operational MX missiles.
Public Law 99-18 · H.J.Res. 181 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 4, 1985 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph McDade (R-PA-10)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. John Murtha
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 217 yea, 210 nay217–210
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Approves the obligation and availability of prior year unobligated balances made available for FY 1985 for the procurement of additional operational MX missiles.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 99th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 219 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
219 yea213 nay
Democrats who voted yea(61)
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
- Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
- Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
Rep. Harry ReidD-NV-1- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Tommy RobinsonD-AR-2
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
- Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Republicans who voted yea(158)
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
- Rep. John McKernanR-ME-1
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. John RowlandR-CT-5
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-31
- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. John McCainR-AZ-1- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
- Rep. William FranklinR-MS-2
- Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
- Rep. William HendonR-NC-11
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
- Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Mac SweeneyR-TX-14
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
- Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Fred EckertR-NY-30
- Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
- Rep. John GrotbergR-IL-14
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Mark SiljanderR-MI-4
- Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
- Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
- Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
- Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
- Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Eldon BoulterR-TX-13
- Rep. Eugene ChappieR-CA-2
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45- Rep. Michael StrangR-CO-3
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-24
- Rep. William CobeyR-NC-4
Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
- Rep. Thomas HartnettR-SC-1
- Rep. Howard NielsonR-UT-3
- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-38
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Patrick SwindallR-GA-4
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-37
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-42- Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6- Rep. Bob SmithR-NH-1
- Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
- Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
- Rep. Connie MackR-FL-13
- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. David MonsonR-UT-2
- Rep. Denny SmithR-OR-5
- Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 36 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Apr 4, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-18.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 29, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 28, 1985FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 217 - 210 (Record Vote No: 39).House roll call 39
- Mar 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
- Mar 14, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
- Mar 12, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
- Mar 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.