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On Oct 18, 1995, the House voted 294–129 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 39). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 123–109, Democrats 170–20, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 129 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: 294
No: 129
Did not vote: 22
Date: Oct 18, 1995

By party

Republicans123 yes · 109 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats170 yes · 20 no · 18 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
John Glen Browder D-AL voted no
Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL voted no
Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted no
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
John D. Hayworth Jr. R-AZ voted no
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
William P. Baker R-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted no
Ken Calvert R-CA voted no
Robert Kenneth Dornan R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted no
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
Gary A. Franks R-CT voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Douglas Brian (Pete) Peterson D-FL voted no
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
John L. Mica R-FL voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA voted no
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted no
James Ross Lightfoot R-IA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
John Dennis Hastert R-IL voted no
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
John Thomas Myers R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted no
James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted no
James O. Mccrery III R-LA voted no
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Melton D. (Mel) Hancock R-MO voted no
Norvell William (Bill) Emerson R-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS 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
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Charles Grandison Rose III D-NC voted no
Sue Myrick R-NC voted no
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no

And 49 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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