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On Feb 14, 1995, the House voted 206–225 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 728). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 56–172, Democrats 149–53, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 109 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: Failed
Yes: 206
No: 225
Did not vote: 14
Date: Feb 14, 1995

By party

Republicans56 yes · 172 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats149 yes · 53 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Glen Browder D-AL voted no
Tom Bevill D-AL voted no
Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted yes
Walter R. Tucker III D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted yes
A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Gary A. Franks 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
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
John Nathan Deal D-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS voted yes
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted yes
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted yes
John Joseph Moakley D-MA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest 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
David Lee Camp 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
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Fred Heineman R-NC voted yes
Howard Coble R-NC voted yes
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted no
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
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Susan Molinari R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
Martin R. Hoke R-OH voted yes
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted yes
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
William Floyd Clinger Jr. R-PA voted yes

And 29 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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