(house agreed to the visclosky amendment that limits appropriations for economic support assistance to any country that prohibits or restricts the transport or

On Jun 5, 1996, the House voted 301–118 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 3540). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 151–78, Democrats 149–40, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 118 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: Agreed to
Yes: 301
No: 118
Did not vote: 25
Date: Jun 5, 1996

By party

Republicans151 yes · 78 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats149 yes · 40 no · 18 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted no
Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Daniel Schaefer R-CO voted no
Douglas Brian (Pete) Peterson D-FL voted no
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
John L. Mica R-FL voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted no
Harry A. Johnston II D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
James Ross Lightfoot R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
John Thomas Myers R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted no
Michael Delavan Ward D-KY voted no
James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Melton D. (Mel) Hancock R-MO voted no
Norvell William (Bill) Emerson R-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
William E. Barrett R-NE voted no
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich R-NV voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted no
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK voted no
Jim Bunn R-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
William Floyd Clinger Jr. R-PA voted no
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Robert Smith Walker R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Floyd Davidson Spence R-SC voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
Robert Durden Inglis R-SC voted no
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no

And 38 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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