Campaign Finance Reform Act

On Jul 25, 1996, the House voted 162–259 on “On Passage” (HR 3820). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 162–68, Democrats 0–190, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 68 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: 162
No: 259
Did not vote: 24
Date: Jul 25, 1996

By party

Republicans162 yes · 68 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 190 no · 18 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Robert Kenneth Dornan R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
John Thomas Myers R-IN voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted no
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
James Longley R-ME voted no
Melton D. (Mel) Hancock R-MO voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
William J. Martini R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Dan Frisa R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Michael Mchugh 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
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Wes Cooley R-OR voted no
William Franklin Goodling R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
Robert Durden Inglis R-SC voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Larry Ed Combest R-TX voted no
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
James Vear Hansen R-UT voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted no
Richard Alan (Rick) White R-WA voted no
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted no
Linda Smith R-WA voted no
George R. Nethercutt Jr. R-WA voted no
Randy J. Tate R-WA voted no
Mark W. Neumann R-WI voted no
Scott L. Klug 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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Capitol Receipts, “Campaign Finance Reform Act: House Vote, Jul 25, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-1231/campaign-finance-reform-act (accessed 2026-10-16).