Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 2160

On Oct 6, 1997, the House voted 367–34 on “On Agreeing to the Resolution” (HRES 232). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 194–19, Democrats 172–15, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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: 367
No: 34
Did not vote: 43
Date: Oct 6, 1997

By party

Republicans194 yes · 19 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats172 yes · 15 no · 25 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA voted no
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
Joe Linus Barton R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Scott L. Klug R-WI 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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