VA, HUD, Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996

On Jul 31, 1995, the House voted 198–222 on “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” (HR 2099). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 33–195, Democrats 164–27, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 60 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: 198
No: 222
Did not vote: 25
Date: Jul 31, 1995

By party

Republicans33 yes · 195 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats164 yes · 27 no · 17 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
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
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin D-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted yes
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
James Longley R-ME voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
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
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
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted yes
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Jim Bunn R-OR voted yes
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted yes
Jim Chapman D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Eligio De La Garza II (Kika) D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Frank Tejeda D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Lewis Franklin Payne Jr. D-VA voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “VA, HUD, Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996: House Vote, Jul 31, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-592/va-hud-appropriations-for-fiscal-year-1996 (accessed 2026-10-17).