(house rejected the delauro motion to adjourn.)

On Jul 23, 1997, the House voted 122–279 on “On Motion to Adjourn”. Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 0–204, Democrats 121–75, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 75 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: 122
No: 279
Did not vote: 43
Date: Jul 23, 1997

By party

Republicans0 yes · 204 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats121 yes · 75 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA voted no
Zoe Lofgren D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Julian Carey Dixon D-CA voted no
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA voted no
Loretta Sanchez D-CA voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted no
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted no
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL voted no
Rod R. Blagojevich D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD voted no
Thomas H. Allen D-ME voted no
John Elias Baldacci D-ME voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI voted no
Lynn Nancy Rivers D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
William Paul Luther D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Karen Mccarthy D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC voted no
David Eugene Price D-NC voted no
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Steven Rothman D-NJ voted no
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Earl Blumenauer D-OR voted no
Darlene Hooley D-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Chaka Fattah D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Rubén Hinojosa D-TX voted no
Silvestre Reyes D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Ron Kind D-WI voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
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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