(house rejected the allard amendment that sought to remove the $5 million funding for the commerce department under secretary for technology and office of techn

On Jul 24, 1996, the House voted 183–229 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 3814). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 170–50, Democrats 13–178, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 63 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: 183
No: 229
Did not vote: 33
Date: Jul 24, 1996

By party

Republicans170 yes · 50 no · 16 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 178 no · 17 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
David Joseph Weldon R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
James Ross Lightfoot R-IA voted no
Michael P. Flanagan R-IL voted no
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted yes
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
John Thomas Myers R-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted yes
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted yes
Jan Meyers R-KS voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted no
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted yes
William Paul Luther D-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Fred Heineman R-NC voted no
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
Robert William Ney R-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Frank D. Lucas R-OK voted no
Jim Bunn R-OR voted no
William Floyd Clinger Jr. R-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
George William Gekas R-PA voted no
James Henry Quillen R-TN voted no
Steve Stockman R-TX voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted no
Thomas M. Barrett D-WI voted yes
Toby A. Roth R-WI 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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