(house rejected the obey motion to adjourn.)

On Jul 24, 1997, the House voted 64–322 on “On Motion to Adjourn”. Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 0–209, Democrats 63–113, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 63 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: 64
No: 322
Did not vote: 58
Date: Jul 24, 1997

By party

Republicans0 yes · 209 no · 22 didn’t vote
Democrats63 yes · 113 no · 36 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted yes
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted yes
Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA voted yes
George Miller D-CA voted yes
Nancy Pelosi D-CA voted yes
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA voted yes
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA voted yes
Sam Farr D-CA voted yes
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA voted yes
Esteban Edward Torres D-CA voted yes
Maxine Waters D-CA voted yes
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA voted yes
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted yes
Bob Filner D-CA voted yes
Diana Degette D-CO voted yes
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT voted yes
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT voted yes
Corrine Brown D-FL voted yes
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted yes
John R. Lewis D-GA voted yes
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted yes
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted yes
Danny K. Davis D-IL voted yes
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted yes
Lane Allen Evans D-IL voted yes
Julia May Carson D-IN voted yes
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted yes
John Walter Olver D-MA voted yes
Barney Frank D-MA voted yes
John Joseph Moakley D-MA voted yes
Bill Delahunt D-MA voted yes
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted yes
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted yes
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI voted yes
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted yes
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted yes
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted yes
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted yes
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted yes
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted yes
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted yes
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted yes
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted yes
Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY voted yes
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY voted yes
Major Robert Odell Owens D-NY voted yes
José E. Serrano D-NY voted yes
Nita M. Lowey D-NY voted yes
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted yes
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted yes
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted yes
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted yes
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted yes
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted yes
Ronald Klink D-PA voted yes
William Joseph Coyne D-PA voted yes
Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI voted yes
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted yes
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted yes
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX voted yes
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX voted yes
James P. Moran D-VA voted yes
David Ross Obey D-WI voted yes

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, “(house rejected the obey motion to adjourn.): House Vote, Jul 24, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-305/house-rejected-the-obey-motion-to-adjourn (accessed 2026-10-17).