(house rejected the burton of indiana amendment that sought to reduce from 100 percent to 25 percent the prevailing party's cost and legal fee requirement under

On Mar 7, 1995, the House voted 202–214 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 988). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 25–197, Democrats 176–17, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 42 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: 202
No: 214
Did not vote: 29
Date: Mar 7, 1995

By party

Republicans25 yes · 197 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats176 yes · 17 no · 15 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted yes
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA voted yes
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted yes
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted yes
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted yes
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted yes
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted yes
John Thomas Myers R-IN voted yes
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted yes
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA voted yes
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
James Longley R-ME voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN 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
William J. Martini R-NJ voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted yes
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
James Henry Quillen R-TN voted yes
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
John Wiley Bryant D-TX voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Lewis Franklin Payne Jr. D-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA 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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