H.R.3286 by molinari, susan (r-NY) -- adoption promotion and stability act of 1996 (house rejected the young amendment that sought to eliminate provisions deali

On May 10, 1996, the House voted 195–212 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 3286). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 46–177, Democrats 148–35, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 81 members voted against their own party.

During the 104th Congress (1995–1996), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Failed
Yes: 195
No: 212
Did not vote: 38
Date: May 10, 1996

By party

Republicans46 yes · 177 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats148 yes · 35 no · 25 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted yes
Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted yes
Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
John D. Hayworth Jr. R-AZ voted yes
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted yes
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted yes
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted yes
Ken Calvert R-CA voted yes
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted yes
A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Douglas Brian (Pete) Peterson D-FL voted no
Sam Melville Gibbons D-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
Harry A. Johnston II D-FL voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted yes
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted yes
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
David Lee Camp R-MI voted yes
William Paul Luther D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
William E. Barrett R-NE voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
William J. Martini R-NJ voted yes
Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted yes
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted yes
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich R-NV voted yes
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted yes
Frank D. Lucas R-OK voted yes
Wes Cooley R-OR voted yes
Jim Bunn R-OR voted yes
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted yes
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted no
George William Gekas R-PA voted yes
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Charles Wilson D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Frank Tejeda D-TX voted no
James Vear Hansen R-UT voted yes
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted yes
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no

And 1 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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