(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of tuesday, september 9. .)

On Sep 10, 1997, the House voted 352–58 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 196–20, Democrats 155–38, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 58 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: 352
No: 58
Did not vote: 34
Date: Sep 10, 1997

By party

Republicans196 yes · 20 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats155 yes · 38 no · 19 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
James E. Rogan R-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Bill Delahunt D-MA voted no
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett 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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