(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of wednesday, september 18, 1996.)

On Sep 19, 1996, the House voted 339–58 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 198–24, Democrats 140–34, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 58 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: 339
No: 58
Did not vote: 47
Date: Sep 19, 1996

By party

Republicans198 yes · 24 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats140 yes · 34 no · 33 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Sam Melville Gibbons 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
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Michael P. Flanagan R-IL voted no
Cardiss Collins D-IL voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI 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
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO 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
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Floyd Harold Flake D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Wes Cooley R-OR voted no
Jim Bunn R-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
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Steve Stockman R-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-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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