Authorize Statue Showing FDR’s Disability

On Jul 8, 1997, the House voted 363–39 on “Suspend the rules and pass” (SJRES 29). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 178–31, Democrats 184–8, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 39 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: 363
No: 39
Did not vote: 42
Date: Jul 8, 1997

By party

Republicans178 yes · 31 no · 22 didn’t vote
Democrats184 yes · 8 no · 20 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Pete Sessions R-TX voted no
Joe Linus Barton R-TX voted no
William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Larry Ed Combest R-TX voted no
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX voted no
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI 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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