(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of thursday, march 20, 1997.)

On Mar 21, 1997, the House voted 328–49 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 190–15, Democrats 137–34, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 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: 328
No: 49
Did not vote: 66
Date: Mar 21, 1997

By party

Republicans190 yes · 15 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats137 yes · 34 no · 41 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney 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
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Darlene Hooley D-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Brian P. Bilbray R-CA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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