(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of tuesday, march 12, 1997.)

On Mar 12, 1997, the House voted 370–44 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 208–11, Democrats 162–33. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 44 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: 370
No: 44
Did not vote: 30
Date: Mar 12, 1997

By party

Republicans208 yes · 11 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats162 yes · 33 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-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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