(house rejected the quinn substitute to the latourette amendment that sought to clarify that the labor reform provisions only apply to AMTRAK which would hold f

On Oct 24, 1997, the House voted 195–223 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2247). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 190–26, Democrats 5–196, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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: 195
No: 223
Did not vote: 26
Date: Oct 24, 1997

By party

Republicans190 yes · 26 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 196 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted yes
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted yes
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Robert William Ney R-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted no
Joseph Michael Mcdade R-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted no
Linda Smith R-WA voted no
Mark W. Neumann 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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