(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of wednesday, may 29, 1996.)

On May 30, 1996, the House voted 325–66 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 200–21, Democrats 124–45, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 66 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: 325
No: 66
Did not vote: 53
Date: May 30, 1996

By party

Republicans200 yes · 21 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats124 yes · 45 no · 38 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra 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
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Cardiss Collins D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
James Longley R-ME voted no
Dick Chrysler R-MI voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht 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
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Fred Heineman R-NC voted no
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC 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
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty 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
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Jim Bunn R-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Jim Chapman D-TX voted no
Steve Stockman R-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-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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