H.RES.208 by solomon (r-NY) -- procedural resolution - H.R. 2127 (house rejected the obey motion that the house adjourn.)

On Aug 2, 1995, the House voted 120–289 on “On Motion to Adjourn” (HR 2127). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 0–221, Democrats 119–68, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 68 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: 120
No: 289
Did not vote: 35
Date: Aug 2, 1995

By party

Republicans0 yes · 221 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats119 yes · 68 no · 21 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Glen Browder 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
Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA voted no
Zoe Lofgren D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Anthony Charles Beilenson D-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT voted no
Douglas Brian (Pete) Peterson D-FL voted no
Sam Melville Gibbons D-FL voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Cardiss Collins D-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
Cleo Fields D-LA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
William Paul Luther D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO 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
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall 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
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA 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
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN 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
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX voted no
Henry B. González 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
Lewis Franklin Payne Jr. D-VA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
Thomas M. Barrett D-WI 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

Voted present

Peter I. Blute R-MA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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