To approve the house journal of wednesday, may 4.

On May 5, 1988, the House voted 248–132. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 215–7, Republicans 34–125. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 members voted against their own party.

During the 100th Congress (1987–1988), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 248
No: 132
Did not vote: 60
Date: May 5, 1988

By party

Republicans34 yes · 125 no · 20 didn’t vote
Democrats215 yes · 7 no · 40 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Norman David Shumway R-CA voted yes
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted yes
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted yes
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
Frederick Lawrence Grandy R-IA voted yes
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Silvio Ottavio Conte R-MA voted yes
Robert William Davis R-MI voted yes
Timothy Joseph Penny D-MN voted no
Gerald Edward Sikorski D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Alan Dupree Wheat D-MO voted no
Gene Taylor R-MO voted yes
Virginia Dodd Smith R-NE voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Matthew John Rinaldo R-NJ voted yes
Manuel Luján Jr. R-NM voted yes
Norman Frederick Lent R-NY voted yes
Sedgwick William (Bill) Green R-NY voted yes
Hamilton Fish Jr. R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Frank Jefferson Horton R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Bob Mcewen R-OH voted yes
Chalmers Pangburn Wylie R-OH voted yes
Richard Taylor Schulze R-PA voted yes
Donald Lawrence Ritter R-PA voted yes
Austin John Murphy D-PA voted no
Claudine Schneider R-RI voted yes
Arthur Ravenel Jr. R-SC voted yes
Floyd Davidson Spence R-SC voted yes
William Reynolds Archer Jr. R-TX voted yes
Larry Ed Combest R-TX voted yes
Daniel French Slaughter Jr. R-VA voted yes
Stanford E. Parris R-VA voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
John Ripin Miller R-WA voted yes
Steven Craig Gunderson R-WI voted yes
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

William Flynt Nichols D-AL
Tom Bevill D-AL
Ronnie Gene Flippo D-AL
Ben Erdreich D-AL
Claude Harris Jr. D-AL
William Vollie (Bill) Alexander Jr. D-AR
Tommy Franklin Robinson D-AR
Beryl Franklin Anthony Jr. D-AR
Douglas Harry Bosco D-CA
Robert T. Matsui D-CA
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
Barbara Boxer D-CA
George Miller D-CA
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA
William Donlon (Don) Edwards D-CA
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
Norman Y. Mineta D-CA
Norman David Shumway R-CA
Tony Coelho D-CA
Leon Edward Panetta D-CA
Richard Henry Lehman D-CA
Anthony Charles Beilenson D-CA
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
Meldon Edises Levine D-CA
Julian Carey Dixon D-CA
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally D-CA
Glenn Malcolm Anderson D-CA
Esteban Edward Torres D-CA
Ronald C. Packard R-CA
Jim Bates D-CA
David Evans Skaggs D-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT
Bruce Andrew Morrison D-CT
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Earl Dewitt Hutto D-FL
James William Grant D-FL
Charles Edward Bennett D-FL
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL
Kenneth Hood Mackay Jr. (Buddy) D-FL
Sam Melville Gibbons D-FL
Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL
Lawrence Jack Smith D-FL
William Lehman D-FL
Dante Bruno Fascell D-FL
Robert Lindsay Thomas D-GA
Charles Floyd Hatcher D-GA
John R. Lewis D-GA
George (Buddy) Darden D-GA
James Roy Rowland Jr. D-GA
Edgar Lanier (Ed) Jenkins D-GA
Druie Douglas Barnard Jr. D-GA
Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
David Ray Nagle D-IA
Neal Edward Smith D-IA
Frederick Lawrence Grandy R-IA
Richard Howard Stallings D-ID
Charles Arthur Hayes D-IL
Martin Anthony Russo D-IL
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL
Cardiss Collins D-IL
Daniel David Rostenkowski D-IL
Frank Annunzio D-IL
Lane Allen Evans D-IL
Terry Lee Bruce D-IL
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Kenneth James Gray D-IL
Peter Visclosky D-IN
Philip Riley Sharp D-IN
James Prather Jontz D-IN
Francis Xavier Mccloskey D-IN
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN
James Charles Slattery D-KS
Daniel Robert Glickman D-KS
Carroll Hubbard Jr. D-KY
William Huston Natcher D-KY
Romano Louis Mazzoli D-KY
Carl Christopher Perkins D-KY
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs D-LA
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA
Thomas Jerald Huckaby D-LA
Silvio Ottavio Conte R-MA
Edward Patrick Boland D-MA
Joseph Daniel Early D-MA
Barney Frank D-MA
Chester Greenough Atkins D-MA
Nicholas James Mavroules D-MA
Edward John Markey D-MA
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II D-MA
John Joseph Moakley D-MA
Gerry Eastman Studds D-MA
Brian Joseph Donnelly D-MA
Royden Patrick Dyson D-MD
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
Charles Thomas Mcmillen D-MD
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron D-MD
Kweisi Mfume D-MD
Joseph Edward Brennan D-ME
John Conyers Jr. D-MI
Howard Eliot Wolpe III D-MI
Milton Robert (Bob) Carr D-MI
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
Jerome Bob Traxler D-MI
Robert William Davis R-MI
David Edward Bonior D-MI
Dennis Mark Hertel D-MI
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
Sander Martin Levin D-MI
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN
James Louis Oberstar D-MN
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
Gene Taylor R-MO
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO
Jamie Lloyd Whitten D-MS
Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy D-MS
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS
Charles Wayne Dowdy D-MS
Walter Beaman Jones Sr. D-NC
Itimous Thaddeus (Tim) Valentine Jr. D-NC
H. Martin Lancaster D-NC
David Eugene Price D-NC
Stephen Lybrook Neal D-NC
Charles Grandison Rose III D-NC
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC
James McClure Clarke D-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
Virginia Dodd Smith R-NE
James Joseph Florio D-NJ
William John Hughes D-NJ
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
Bernard James Dwyer D-NJ
Matthew John Rinaldo R-NJ
Robert A. Roe D-NJ
Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. D-NJ
Frank Joseph Guarini Jr. D-NJ
Manuel Luján Jr. R-NM
Bill Richardson D-NM
George Joseph Hochbrueckner D-NY
Thomas Joseph Downey D-NY
Robert Jan Mrazek D-NY
Norman Frederick Lent R-NY
James Haas Scheuer D-NY
Thomas J. Manton D-NY
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
Edolphus Towns D-NY
Stephen Joshua Solarz D-NY
Sedgwick William (Bill) Green R-NY
Charles B. Rangel D-NY
Theodore S. Weiss D-NY
Robert Garcia D-NY
Hamilton Fish Jr. R-NY
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY
Samuel Studdiford Stratton D-NY
Matthew Francis Mchugh D-NY
Frank Jefferson Horton R-NY
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
Henry James Nowak D-NY
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY
Thomas Andrew Luken D-OH
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH
Bob Mcewen R-OH
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
Dennis Edward Eckart D-OH
Donald James Pease D-OH
Thomas Charles Sawyer D-OH
Chalmers Pangburn Wylie R-OH
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH
Douglas Earl Applegate D-OH
Edward Farrell Feighan D-OH
Mary Rose Oakar D-OH
Michael Lynn Synar D-OK
Wesley Wade Watkins D-OK
David Keith Mccurdy D-OK
Glenn Lee English Jr. D-OK
Les Aucoin D-OR
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA
Joseph Paul Kolter D-PA
Richard Taylor Schulze R-PA
Gus Yatron D-PA
Peter Houston Kostmayer D-PA
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
William Joseph Coyne D-PA
Donald Lawrence Ritter R-PA
Douglas Walgren D-PA
Joseph Matthew Gaydos D-PA
Fernand Joseph St. Germain D-RI
Claudine Schneider R-RI
Arthur Ravenel Jr. R-SC
Floyd Davidson Spence R-SC
Butler Carson Derrick Jr. D-SC
Elizabeth J. Patterson D-SC
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
Robert Mooneyhan Tallon Jr. (Robin) D-SC
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
Marilyn Laird Lloyd D-TN
James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN
Ed Jones D-TN
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX
John Wiley Bryant D-TX
William Reynolds Archer Jr. R-TX
Jack Bascom Brooks D-TX
James Jarrell (Jake) Pickle D-TX
Eligio De La Garza II (Kika) D-TX
Ronald D'Emory Coleman D-TX
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX
George Thomas (Mickey) Leland D-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Henry B. González D-TX
Albert G. Bustamante D-TX
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX
Michael Allen Andrews D-TX
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA
Norman Sisisky D-VA
James R. Olin D-VA
Daniel French Slaughter Jr. R-VA
Stanford E. Parris R-VA
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
John Ripin Miller R-WA
Don Leroy Bonker D-WA
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
Michael Edward Lowry D-WA
Leslie Aspin D-WI
Robert William Kastenmeier D-WI
Steven Craig Gunderson R-WI
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI
Jim Moody D-WI
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
David Ross Obey D-WI
Harley Orrin Staggers Jr. D-WV
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. D-WV
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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