NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act

On Jul 23, 1996, the House voted 353–65 on “Suspend the rules and pass, as amended” (HR 3564). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 197–33, Democrats 156–31, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 64 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: 353
No: 65
Did not vote: 27
Date: Jul 23, 1996

By party

Republicans197 yes · 33 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats156 yes · 31 no · 21 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Andrea Seastrand R-CA voted no
Anthony Charles Beilenson D-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Harry A. Johnston II D-FL voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Melton D. (Mel) Hancock R-MO voted no
John Patrick Williams D-MT voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted no
Wes Cooley R-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
John Wiley Bryant D-TX voted no
Steve Stockman R-TX voted no
Gregory H. Laughlin R-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Mark W. Neumann R-WI voted no
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted no
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: House Vote, Jul 23, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-1204/nato-enlargement-facilitation-act (accessed 2026-10-16).