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On Aug 4, 1995, the House voted 141–284 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2127). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 4–225, Democrats 136–59, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 63 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: 141
No: 284
Did not vote: 20
Date: Aug 4, 1995

By party

Republicans4 yes · 225 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats136 yes · 59 no · 13 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
Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted no
Nancy Pelosi D-CA voted no
Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA voted no
Zoe Lofgren D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted yes
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT voted no
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT voted no
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Douglas Brian (Pete) Peterson D-FL voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
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
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II D-MA voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD voted no
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted no
Kweisi Mfume D-MD voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN 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
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
Bill Richardson D-NM voted no
Thomas Charles Sawyer D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted yes
Barton Jennings Gordon 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
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. 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
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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