(house rejected the torricelli amendment that sought to strike the provision making the NATO participation program mandatory.)

On Feb 16, 1995, the House voted 191–232 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 7). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 9–217, Democrats 181–15, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 24 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: 191
No: 232
Did not vote: 22
Date: Feb 16, 1995

By party

Republicans9 yes · 217 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats181 yes · 15 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted yes
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Lane Allen Evans D-IL voted no
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted yes
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Wes Cooley R-OR voted yes
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted yes
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted yes
Henry B. González D-TX voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted yes
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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