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House roll call 101 · 104th Congress · Feb 8, 1995

(house agreed to the cox amendment that establishes a rule of deference to state courts so that federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from

On Feb 8, 1995, the House voted 291–140 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 729). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 225–3, Democrats 66–136, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 69 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
Agreed to
Yes
291
No
140
Did not vote
14
Date
Feb 8, 1995

By party

  • Republicans225 yes · 3 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats66 yes · 136 no · 6 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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