(house rejected the porter amendment to the canady substitute that sought to require that compensation not be paid to any federal agency that has performed a PR

On Mar 2, 1995, the House voted 186–241 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 925). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 32–197, Democrats 153–44, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 76 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: 186
No: 241
Did not vote: 18
Date: Mar 2, 1995

By party

Republicans32 yes · 197 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats153 yes · 44 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Glen Browder D-AL voted no
Tom Bevill D-AL voted no
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
John Nathan Deal D-GA voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS 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
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Charles Grandison Rose III D-NC voted no
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
William J. Martini R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted yes
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
James T. Walsh R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Joseph Michael Mcdade R-PA voted yes
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Jim Chapman D-TX voted no
Charles Wilson D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted no
Gregory H. Laughlin D-TX voted no
Eligio De La Garza II (Kika) D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Frank Tejeda D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
William Orton D-UT voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Lewis Franklin Payne Jr. D-VA voted no
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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