(house rejected the velazquez motion to adjourn. .)

On Sep 30, 1997, the House voted 132–285 on “On Motion to Adjourn”. Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 4–219, Democrats 127–66, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 70 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: 132
No: 285
Did not vote: 27
Date: Sep 30, 1997

By party

Republicans4 yes · 219 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats127 yes · 66 no · 19 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Julian Carey Dixon D-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted no
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello 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
Julia May Carson D-IN voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II D-MA voted no
John Joseph Moakley D-MA voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO 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
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted yes
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted yes
Darlene Hooley D-OR voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden 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
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted yes
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. 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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