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House roll call 1215 · 104th Congress · Jul 24, 1996

(house agreed to the ganske amendment that limits any funding by the patent and trademark office to issue patents for surgical procedures, with exceptions deali

On Jul 24, 1996, the House voted 295–128 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 3814). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 187–41, Democrats 107–87, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 128 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
295
No
128
Did not vote
22
Date
Jul 24, 1996

By party

  • Republicans187 yes · 41 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats107 yes · 87 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 48 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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