(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of wednesday, april 24, 1996.)

On Apr 25, 1996, the House voted 338–56 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 202–16, Democrats 135–40, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 56 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: 338
No: 56
Did not vote: 50
Date: Apr 25, 1996

By party

Republicans202 yes · 16 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats135 yes · 40 no · 32 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Robert Kenneth Dornan R-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Sam Melville Gibbons D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Michael P. Flanagan R-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN 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
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Fred Heineman R-NC voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Major Robert Odell Owens D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Frank Tejeda D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Jane L. Harman D-CA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “(house agreed to the speaker's approval of…: House Vote, Apr 25, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-998/house-agreed-to-the-speakers-approval-of-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-17).