State Authority Tax Compensation Act

On Sep 28, 1996, the House voted 199–209 on “Suspend the rules and pass” (HR 3163). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 190–35, Democrats 9–173, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 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: 199
No: 209
Did not vote: 37
Date: Sep 28, 1996

By party

Republicans190 yes · 35 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 173 no · 26 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Carlos John Moorhead R-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted yes
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
James Longley R-ME voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
William K. Brewster D-OK voted yes
Wes Cooley R-OR voted no
Floyd Davidson Spence R-SC voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted yes
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted yes
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted yes
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. 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, “State Authority Tax Compensation Act: House Vote, Sep 28, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-1318/state-authority-tax-compensation-act (accessed 2026-10-15).