VA, HUD, Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996

On Nov 2, 1995, the House voted 227–194 on “motion to instruct conferees” (HR 2099). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 63–165, Democrats 163–29, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 92 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: Passed
Yes: 227
No: 194
Did not vote: 24
Date: Nov 2, 1995

By party

Republicans63 yes · 165 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats163 yes · 29 no · 16 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
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted yes
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
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted yes
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted yes
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Michael P. Flanagan R-IL voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted yes
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Jan Meyers R-KS voted yes
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA 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
James Longley R-ME voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI 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
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
Steven Harvey Schiff R-NM voted yes
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly 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
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted yes
Martin R. Hoke R-OH voted yes
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette 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
William Franklin Goodling R-PA voted yes
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted yes
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
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted no

And 12 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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Capitol Receipts, “VA, HUD, Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996: House Vote, Nov 2, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-745/va-hud-appropriations-for-fiscal-year-1996 (accessed 2026-10-17).