(house rejected the edwards amendment that sought to prohibit space-based interceptors from being deployed as any part of a national missile defense system.)

On Feb 15, 1995, the House voted 206–223 on “On agreeing to the Amendment as modified” (HR 7). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 12–216, Democrats 193–7, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 19 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: 206
No: 223
Did not vote: 16
Date: Feb 15, 1995

By party

Republicans12 yes · 216 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats193 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted yes
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted yes
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
Robert William Ney R-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
William Franklin Goodling R-PA voted yes
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX 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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