Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act

On Nov 6, 1997, the House voted 354–59 on “On Passage” (HR 2605). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 211–9, Democrats 142–50, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 59 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: 354
No: 59
Did not vote: 31
Date: Nov 6, 1997

By party

Republicans211 yes · 9 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats142 yes · 50 no · 20 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Victor F. Snyder D-AR voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Zoe Lofgren D-CA voted no
Sam Farr D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Rod R. Blagojevich D-IL voted no
John Dennis Hastert R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Donald Milford Payne D-NJ voted no
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY voted no
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY voted no
Nita M. Lowey D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted no
William Joseph Coyne D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Adam Smith D-WA voted no
David Ross Obey D-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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Capitol Receipts, “Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: House Vote, Nov 6, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-598/communist-china-subsidy-reduction-act (accessed 2026-10-15).