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House roll call 640 · 104th Congress · Sep 13, 1995

H.R.1655 by combest (r-TX) -- intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 1996 (house rejected the frank of massachusetts amendment that sought to reduce fun

On Sep 13, 1995, the House voted 162–262 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1655). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 37–193, Democrats 124–69, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 106 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
162
No
262
Did not vote
21
Date
Sep 13, 1995

By party

  • Republicans37 yes · 193 no · 6 didn’t vote
  • Democrats124 yes · 69 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 26 more.

The bill

H.R. 1655: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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