(house agreed to the maloney amendment that allows elderly and disabled residents living in federally-assisted housing be allowed to keep a common household pet

On May 9, 1996, the House voted 375–48 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2406). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 183–46, Democrats 191–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 48 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: 375
No: 48
Did not vote: 22
Date: May 9, 1996

By party

Republicans183 yes · 46 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats191 yes · 2 no · 15 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
William P. Baker R-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
James O. Mccrery III R-LA voted no
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Melton D. (Mel) Hancock R-MO voted no
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK voted no
Frank D. Lucas R-OK voted no
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted no
Robert Smith Walker R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Robert Durden Inglis R-SC voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
William Reynolds Archer Jr. R-TX voted no
William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX voted no
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX voted no
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
Richard Keith Armey R-TX voted no
James Vear Hansen R-UT voted no
William Orton D-UT voted no
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted no
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
Richard Alan (Rick) White R-WA voted no
Mark W. Neumann R-WI voted no
Toby A. Roth R-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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