Violence in the Republic of Congo

On Jul 22, 1997, the House voted 279–147 on “Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended” (HRES 175). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 79–143, Democrats 199–4, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 83 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: 279
No: 147
Did not vote: 18
Date: Jul 22, 1997

By party

Republicans79 yes · 143 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats199 yes · 4 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Riley R-AL voted yes
Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted yes
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted yes
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted yes
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted yes
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted yes
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted yes
James E. Rogan R-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted yes
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted yes
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted yes
Ken Calvert R-CA voted yes
Sonny Bono R-CA voted yes
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted yes
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted yes
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted yes
John L. Mica R-FL voted yes
Daniel Miller R-FL voted yes
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted yes
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
John Elmer Linder R-GA voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
John Dennis Hastert R-IL voted yes
John M. Shimkus R-IL voted yes
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Sue Myrick R-NC voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
William E. Barrett R-NE voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Susan Molinari R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Steve Chabot R-OH voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted yes
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted yes
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
John Andrew Boehner R-OH voted yes
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
Steve Largent R-OK voted yes
Robert Freeman Smith R-OR voted yes
John Peterson R-PA voted yes
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted yes
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA voted yes
George William Gekas R-PA voted yes
John Thune R-SD voted yes
Pete Sessions R-TX voted yes
William Reynolds Archer Jr. R-TX voted yes
Richard Keith Armey R-TX voted yes
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted yes
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr. R-VA voted yes
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted yes
Richard Alan (Rick) White R-WA voted yes
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted yes
Linda Smith R-WA voted yes

And 3 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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Capitol Receipts, “Violence in the Republic of Congo: House Vote, Jul 22, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-294/violence-in-the-republic-of-congo (accessed 2026-10-17).