Fathers Count Act of 1999

On Nov 10, 1999, the House voted 328–93 on “On Passage” (HR 3073). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 172–42, Democrats 156–50, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 92 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 328
No: 93
Did not vote: 19
Date: Nov 10, 1999

By party

Republicans172 yes · 42 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats156 yes · 50 no · 7 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA voted no
Nancy Pelosi D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
Robert Wexler D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Jim Ryun R-KS voted no
John Cooksey R-LA voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
John F. Tierney D-MA voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Lynn Nancy Rivers D-MI voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Donald Milford Payne D-NJ voted no
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY voted no
Anthony D. Weiner D-NY voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Major Robert Odell Owens D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
Wesley Wade Watkins R-OK voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Joseph M. Hoeffel D-PA voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Floyd Davidson Spence R-SC voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
James W. Demint R-SC voted no

And 12 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, “Fathers Count Act of 1999: House Vote, Nov 10, 1999,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-584/fathers-count-act-of-1999 (accessed 2026-10-17).