(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of monday, june 10, 1996.)

On Jun 11, 1996, the House voted 347–50 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 197–19, Democrats 149–31, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 50 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: 347
No: 50
Did not vote: 48
Date: Jun 11, 1996

By party

Republicans197 yes · 19 no · 20 didn’t vote
Democrats149 yes · 31 no · 28 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
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Michael P. Flanagan R-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
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo 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
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Fred Heineman R-NC voted no
William J. Martini R-NJ voted no
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
Edolphus Towns 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
Jim Bunn R-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-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

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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