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House roll call 447 · 103rd Congress · Sep 28, 1993

(house agreed to the skelton amendment that codifies the President's "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regards to homosexuals in the military.)

On Sep 28, 1993, the House voted 299–132 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2401). Result: Agreed to. By party: Democrats 140–121, Republicans 161–12, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 133 members voted against their own party.

During the 103rd Congress (1993–1994), Bill Clinton was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Agreed to
Yes
299
No
132
Did not vote
11
Date
Sep 28, 1993

By party

  • Republicans161 yes · 12 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats140 yes · 121 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

And 53 more.

The bill

H.R. 2401: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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