U.S. Caribbean Trade Partnership Act

On Nov 4, 1997, the House voted 182–234 on “Suspend the rules and pass” (HR 2644). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 136–83, Democrats 46–150, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 129 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: 182
No: 234
Did not vote: 28
Date: Nov 4, 1997

By party

Republicans136 yes · 83 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats46 yes · 150 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Robert Aderholt R-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted yes
Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted yes
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted yes
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Robert T. Matsui D-CA voted yes
Nancy Pelosi D-CA voted yes
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA voted yes
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted yes
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted yes
Julian Carey Dixon D-CA voted yes
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Sonny Bono R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Loretta Sanchez D-CA voted yes
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted yes
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Daniel Schaefer R-CO voted no
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT voted yes
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
John L. Mica R-FL voted no
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted yes
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Robert Wexler D-FL voted yes
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted yes
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted yes
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted yes
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted no
James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted yes
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted no
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA voted yes
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II D-MA voted yes
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD voted yes
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted yes
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD voted yes
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted yes
William Paul Luther D-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Karen Mccarthy D-MO voted yes
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Sue Myrick R-NC voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no

And 49 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “U.S. Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: House Vote, Nov 4, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-564/u-s-caribbean-trade-partnership-act (accessed 2026-10-16).