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Key Vote 86th Congress > House > Vote 77

Date: September 03, 1959

Result: 243-162

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget General Interest

Bill number: HR8678

Description: HR 8678. FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY ACT OF 1959. RAISE FEDERAL TAX ON GASOLINE. PASSED. YEA SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S POSITION.

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