Alaska North Slope Oil

On Nov 8, 1995, the House voted 160–261 on “On motion to recommit the Conference Report” (S 395). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 29–198, Democrats 130–63, 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: Failed
Yes: 160
No: 261
Did not vote: 24
Date: Nov 8, 1995

By party

Republicans29 yes · 198 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats130 yes · 63 no · 15 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Glen Browder D-AL voted no
Tom Bevill D-AL voted no
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
William P. Baker R-CA voted yes
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Greg Ganske R-IA voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes D-LA voted no
Peter I. Blute R-MA voted yes
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II D-MA voted no
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted no
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted yes
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS 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
Charles Grandison Rose III D-NC voted no
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo 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
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted yes
Bill Richardson D-NM voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
Steve Chabot R-OH voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
William K. Brewster D-OK voted no
Jim Bunn R-OR voted yes
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted yes
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted yes
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Jim Chapman D-TX voted no
Charles Wilson 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
Eligio De La Garza II (Kika) D-TX voted no
Ronald D'Emory Coleman D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX voted no
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX voted no

And 12 more.

The bill

S. 395: A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Marketing Administration, and for other purposes.

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, “Alaska North Slope Oil: House Vote, Nov 8, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-754/alaska-north-slope-oil (accessed 2026-10-17).