Unfunded Mandate Reform Act

On Feb 1, 1995, the House voted 360–74 on “On Passage” (HR 5). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 230–0, Democrats 130–73, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 73 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: 360
No: 74
Did not vote: 11
Date: Feb 1, 1995

By party

Republicans230 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats130 yes · 73 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Robert T. Matsui D-CA voted no
Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Nancy Pelosi D-CA voted no
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Norman Y. Mineta D-CA voted no
Sam Farr D-CA voted no
Anthony Charles Beilenson D-CA voted no
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA voted no
Esteban Edward Torres D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Walter R. Tucker III D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT voted no
Corrine Brown D-FL voted no
Sam Melville Gibbons D-FL voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
Harry A. Johnston II D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Cardiss Collins D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Lane Allen Evans D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
Kweisi Mfume D-MD voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
Barbara-Rose Collins D-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
John Patrick Williams D-MT voted no
Eva M. Clayton D-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Donald Milford Payne D-NJ voted no
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Major Robert Odell Owens D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
Charles B. Rangel D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Louis Stokes D-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Chaka Fattah D-PA voted no
William Joseph Coyne D-PA voted no
Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI voted no
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA 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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Capitol Receipts, “Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: House Vote, Feb 1, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-78/unfunded-mandate-reform-act (accessed 2026-10-15).