(house rejected the nadler amendment that sought to strike provisions which allow states to downgrade designated uses of bodies of water if the cost of achievin

On May 11, 1995, the House voted 121–294 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 961). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 2–220, Democrats 118–74, 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: 121
No: 294
Did not vote: 30
Date: May 11, 1995

By party

Republicans2 yes · 220 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats118 yes · 74 no · 16 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
Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT voted no
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS voted yes
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN 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
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted no
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
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
Lloyd Alton Doggett II 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
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. 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
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV 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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