H.R.1561 by gilman (r-NY) -- american overseas interests act of 1995 foreign affairs agencies consolidation act of 1995 foreign relations authorization act, fis

On Jun 7, 1995, the House voted 201–217 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1561). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 178–44, Democrats 23–172, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 67 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: 201
No: 217
Did not vote: 27
Date: Jun 7, 1995

By party

Republicans178 yes · 44 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats23 yes · 172 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted yes
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted no
Robert T. Matsui D-CA voted yes
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted yes
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted yes
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted no
David Lee Camp R-MI voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Norvell William (Bill) Emerson R-MO voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
William E. Barrett R-NE voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
William J. Martini R-NJ voted no
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
Robert William Ney R-OH voted no
Wes Cooley R-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted yes
Ronald Klink D-PA voted yes
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted yes
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted yes
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Jim Chapman D-TX voted yes
Charles Wilson D-TX voted yes
Eligio De La Garza II (Kika) D-TX voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted yes
Frank Tejeda D-TX voted yes
William Orton D-UT voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted yes
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted yes
James P. Moran D-VA voted yes
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted no
Steven Craig Gunderson R-WI voted no
Toby A. Roth R-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV 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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