Approving the Presidential Finding Regarding International Family Planning Programs

On Feb 13, 1997, the House voted 220–209 on “On Passage” (HJRES 36). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 44–182, Democrats 175–27, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 71 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: Passed
Yes: 220
No: 209
Did not vote: 15
Date: Feb 13, 1997

By party

Republicans44 yes · 182 no · 5 didn’t vote
Democrats175 yes · 27 no · 10 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted yes
Daniel Miller R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Greg Ganske R-IA voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted yes
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Susan Molinari R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
George William Gekas R-PA voted yes
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted yes
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn R-WA voted yes
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted yes
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II 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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