(house agreed to the lowey amendment that requires states to enact and enforce a national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated mi

On Sep 20, 1995, the House voted 223–203 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2274). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 63–167, Democrats 159–36, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 99 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: Agreed to
Yes: 223
No: 203
Did not vote: 19
Date: Sep 20, 1995

By party

Republicans63 yes · 167 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats159 yes · 36 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted yes
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted yes
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA voted no
Norman Y. Mineta D-CA voted no
Zoe Lofgren D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Gary A. Franks R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Douglas Brian (Pete) Peterson D-FL voted no
Corrine Brown D-FL voted no
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted yes
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL voted yes
David Joseph Weldon R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted yes
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted yes
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted yes
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
John Patrick Williams D-MT voted no
Eva M. Clayton D-NC voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted yes
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
Fred Heineman R-NC voted yes
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
William J. Martini R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted yes
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Peter T. King R-NY voted yes
Dan Frisa R-NY voted yes
Susan Molinari R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
George William Gekas R-PA voted yes
William Franklin Goodling R-PA voted yes
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted yes
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted yes
Van Hilleary R-TN voted yes

And 19 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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