(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of tuesday, april 30, 1996.)

On May 1, 1996, the House voted 358–51 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 210–19, Democrats 148–32. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 51 members voted against their own party.

During the 104th Congress (1995–1996), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 358
No: 51
Did not vote: 35
Date: May 1, 1996

By party

Republicans210 yes · 19 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats148 yes · 32 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Corrine Brown D-FL voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Michael P. Flanagan R-IL voted no
Cardiss Collins D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
James Longley R-ME voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Fred Heineman R-NC voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Martini R-NJ voted no
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Steve Stockman R-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

Jane L. Harman D-CA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “(house agreed to the speaker's approval of…: House Vote, May 1, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-1005/house-agreed-to-the-speakers-approval-of-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-17).