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On Jul 12, 1996, the House voted 232–193 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 3755). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 61–170, Democrats 170–23, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 84 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: 232
No: 193
Did not vote: 20
Date: Jul 12, 1996

By party

Republicans61 yes · 170 no · 5 didn’t vote
Democrats170 yes · 23 no · 15 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Tom Bevill D-AL voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted yes
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted yes
Sonny Bono R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted yes
Daniel Miller R-FL voted yes
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
Newton Leroy Gingrich R-GA voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Greg Ganske R-IA voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS voted yes
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted yes
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
James Longley R-ME voted yes
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
William H. Zeliff Jr. R-NH voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
William J. Martini R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted yes
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Susan Molinari R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted yes
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
Martin R. Hoke R-OH voted yes
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
Robert William Ney R-OH voted yes
William Floyd Clinger Jr. R-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
George William Gekas R-PA voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Frank Tejeda D-TX voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted yes
George R. Nethercutt Jr. R-WA voted yes
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted yes

And 4 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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