VA, HUD, Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996

On Dec 7, 1995, the House voted 227–190 on “On Agreeing to the Conference Report” (HR 2099). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 212–15, Democrats 15–174, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 30 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: 227
No: 190
Did not vote: 28
Date: Dec 7, 1995

By party

Republicans212 yes · 15 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats15 yes · 174 no · 19 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted yes
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Gary A. Franks R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted yes
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
William J. Martini R-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Susan Molinari R-NY voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
William Orton D-UT voted yes
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted yes

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, “VA, HUD, Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996: House Vote, Dec 7, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-826/va-hud-appropriations-for-fiscal-year-1996 (accessed 2026-10-17).