Interior Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996

On Jan 4, 1996, the House voted 239–177 on “Passage, objections of the President notwithstanding” (HR 1977). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 225–4, Democrats 14–172, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 18 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: Failed
Yes: 239
No: 177
Did not vote: 29
Date: Jan 4, 1996

By party

Republicans225 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats14 yes · 172 no · 22 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
John D. Hayworth Jr. R-AZ voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted yes
John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted yes
John S. Tanner D-TN voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
William Orton D-UT voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted yes
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted yes
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA 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, “Interior Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996: House Vote, Jan 4, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-871/interior-appropriations-for-fiscal-year-1996 (accessed 2026-10-15).