Relating to War Crimes

On Jul 29, 1997, the House voted 391–32 on “Suspend the rules and pass, as amended” (HR 1348). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 218–2, Democrats 172–30, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 32 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: 391
No: 32
Did not vote: 21
Date: Jul 29, 1997

By party

Republicans218 yes · 2 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats172 yes · 30 no · 10 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

George Miller D-CA voted no
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL voted no
Danny K. Davis D-IL voted no
Julia May Carson D-IN voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
John F. Tierney D-MA voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Bill Delahunt D-MA voted no
Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Donald Milford Payne D-NJ voted no
Michael James Pappas R-NJ voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Charles B. Rangel D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA 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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Capitol Receipts, “Relating to War Crimes: House Vote, Jul 29, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-338/relating-to-war-crimes (accessed 2026-10-15).