(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of tuesday, july 9, 1996.)

On Jul 10, 1996, the House voted 342–53 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 199–17, Democrats 142–36, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 53 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: Passed
Yes: 342
No: 53
Did not vote: 49
Date: Jul 10, 1996

By party

Republicans199 yes · 17 no · 20 didn’t vote
Democrats142 yes · 36 no · 29 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
James Longley R-ME voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Barbara-Rose Collins D-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Fred Heineman R-NC voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Martini R-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
Martin R. Hoke R-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Steve Stockman R-TX voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted no
Ronald D'Emory Coleman D-TX voted no
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Jane L. Harman D-CA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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