Department of the Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1996

On Sep 29, 1995, the House voted 277–147 on “Motion to Recommit Conference Report with Instructions” (HR 1977). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 91–137, Democrats 185–10, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 101 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: Passed
Yes: 277
No: 147
Did not vote: 21
Date: Sep 29, 1995

By party

Republicans91 yes · 137 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats185 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted yes
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted yes
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Gary A. Franks R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted yes
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted yes
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted yes
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted yes
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted yes
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL voted yes
Daniel Miller R-FL voted yes
Porter J. Goss 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
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
John Elmer Linder R-GA voted yes
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Greg Ganske R-IA voted yes
Thomas Latham R-IA voted yes
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted yes
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted yes
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted yes
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted yes
Jan Meyers R-KS voted yes
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted yes
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted yes
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
James Longley R-ME voted yes
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Michael (Mike) Parker D-MS voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted yes
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
Howard Coble R-NC voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
William J. Martini R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Richard Zimmer R-NJ 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
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Steve Chabot R-OH voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted yes
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted yes
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
Robert William Ney R-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no

And 21 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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Capitol Receipts, “Department of the Interior Appropriations…: House Vote, Sep 29, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-682/department-of-the-interior-appropriations-for-f-y-1996 (accessed 2026-10-17).