H.R.70 by thomas, william (r-ca) -- permitting exports of certain crude oil, provision (house rejected the gejdenson amendment to the young of alaska substitu

On Jul 24, 1995, the House voted 117–278 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 70). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 4–211, Democrats 112–67, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 71 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: 117
No: 278
Did not vote: 49
Date: Jul 24, 1995

By party

Republicans4 yes · 211 no · 21 didn’t vote
Democrats112 yes · 67 no · 28 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
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Robert T. Matsui D-CA voted no
Sam Farr D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Douglas Brian (Pete) Peterson D-FL voted no
Sam Melville Gibbons D-FL voted no
Harry A. Johnston II D-FL voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL 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
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
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II D-MA voted no
Gerry Eastman Studds D-MA voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted yes
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Karen Mccarthy D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker D-MS voted no
John Patrick Williams D-MT voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
Bill Richardson D-NM voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Thomas Charles Sawyer D-OH voted no
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Chaka Fattah D-PA voted no
William Joseph Coyne D-PA voted no
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Jim Chapman D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted no
Eligio De La Garza II (Kika) D-TX voted no
Ronald D'Emory Coleman D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Henry B. González D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Frank Tejeda 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
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
Thomas M. Barrett D-WI voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted no
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Neil Abercrombie D-HI

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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