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House roll call 643 · 104th Congress · Sep 13, 1995

(house rejected the meek amendment that sought to prohibit use of overall savings due to the lock-box mechanism to count toward anything other than reducing the

On Sep 13, 1995, the House voted 144–282 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1162). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 1–231, Democrats 142–51, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 52 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
144
No
282
Did not vote
19
Date
Sep 13, 1995

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 231 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats142 yes · 51 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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