(house rejected the frelinghuysen amendment that sought to allow states that are administering their own federally approved wetlands permit programs as of the d

On May 16, 1995, the House voted 181–243 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 961). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 45–184, Democrats 135–59, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 104 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: 181
No: 243
Did not vote: 21
Date: May 16, 1995

By party

Republicans45 yes · 184 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats135 yes · 59 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Glen Browder D-AL voted no
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr. D-AR voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Sonny Bono R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS voted yes
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
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
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
David Lee Camp R-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
Dick Chrysler R-MI voted yes
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted yes
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted yes
David R. Minge D-MN 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
Michael (Mike) Parker D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
John Patrick Williams D-MT voted no
Eva M. Clayton D-NC voted no
Charles Grandison Rose III D-NC voted no
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ 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
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly 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
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Thomas Charles Sawyer D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Robert William Ney R-OH voted yes
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes

And 24 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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