(house approved the journal of tuesday, august 16, 1994.)

On Aug 17, 1994, the House voted 228–154 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 210–9, Republicans 17–145, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: Passed
Yes: 228
No: 154
Did not vote: 64
Date: Aug 17, 1994

By party

Republicans17 yes · 145 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats210 yes · 9 no · 46 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted yes
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted yes
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted yes
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted yes
John Thomas Myers R-IN voted yes
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Kweisi Mfume D-MD voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Eva M. Clayton D-NC voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted yes
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted yes
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Robert Durden Inglis R-SC voted yes
Larry Ed Combest R-TX voted yes
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted yes
Myron Bradford (Mike) Kreidler D-WA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
William Donlon (Don) Edwards D-CA
Leon Edward Panetta D-CA
Michael Huffington R-CA
Carlos John Moorhead R-CA
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
Xavier Becerra D-CA
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA
David Evans Skaggs D-CO
Daniel Schaefer R-CO
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT
Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL
Robert A. Underwood D-GU
Mel Reynolds D-IL
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL
George Edward Sangmeister D-IL
Robert Henry Michel R-IL
Peter Visclosky D-IN
James Charles Slattery D-KS
William Huston Natcher D-KY
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA
James Allison Hayes D-LA
Paul B. Henry R-MI
William David Ford D-MI
Rod Grams R-MN
Jamie Lloyd Whitten D-MS
Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy D-MS
John Patrick Williams D-MT
Itimous Thaddeus (Tim) Valentine Jr. D-NC
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
Dean Anderson Gallo R-NJ
Floyd Harold Flake D-NY
Hamilton Fish Jr. R-NY
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY
Willis David Gradison Jr. R-OH
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH
Douglas Earl Applegate D-OH
David Keith Mccurdy D-OK
Glenn Lee English Jr. D-OK
Robert Freeman Smith R-OR
Lucien Edward Blackwell D-PA
Joseph Michael Mcdade R-PA
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
William Joseph Coyne D-PA
Austin John Murphy D-PA
Carlos A. Romero-Barceló D-PR
Floyd Davidson Spence R-SC
Butler Carson Derrick Jr. D-SC
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
Donald Kenneth Sundquist R-TN
Ronald D'Emory Coleman D-TX
Craig Anthony Washington D-TX
Michael Allen Andrews D-TX
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
Norman Sisisky D-VA
James P. Moran D-VA
Ron De Lugo D-VI
Thomas Stephen Foley D-WA
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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