(house rejected the sanford amendment that sought to limit the aggregate funding authorized to the amount appropriated in fiscal year 1997 resulting in a reduct

On Jun 11, 1997, the House voted 163–261 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1757). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 146–74, Democrats 17–186, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 91 members voted against their own party.

During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Failed
Yes: 163
No: 261
Did not vote: 20
Date: Jun 11, 1997

By party

Republicans146 yes · 74 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats17 yes · 186 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Ken Calvert R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted no
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL voted no
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
John Elmer Linder R-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted yes
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
John M. Shimkus R-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted no
Anne Meagher Northup R-KY voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
James O. Mccrery III R-LA voted no
John Cooksey R-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
William Paul Luther D-MN voted yes
Karen Mccarthy D-MO voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Michael James Pappas R-NJ voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
William Thomas Redmond R-NM voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Robert Freeman Smith R-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted yes
Joseph Michael Mcdade R-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted yes

And 11 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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