(house rejected the kennedy of massachusetts amendment that sought to strike language that prohibits HUD from issuing or enforcing any requirement or regulation

On Jul 27, 1995, the House voted 157–266 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2099). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 7–221, Democrats 149–45, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 52 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: 157
No: 266
Did not vote: 22
Date: Jul 27, 1995

By party

Republicans7 yes · 221 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats149 yes · 45 no · 14 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
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Gary A. Franks R-CT voted yes
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted yes
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
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
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. 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
Charles Walter Stenholm 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
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted yes
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. D-WV voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II 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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