Department of the Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1996

On Nov 15, 1995, the House voted 230–199 on “Motion to Recommit Conference Report with Instructions” (HR 1977). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 48–184, Democrats 181–15, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 63 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: 230
No: 199
Did not vote: 16
Date: Nov 15, 1995

By party

Republicans48 yes · 184 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats181 yes · 15 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray 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
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted yes
Daniel Miller R-FL voted yes
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Thomas Latham R-IA voted yes
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted yes
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted yes
Jan Meyers R-KS voted yes
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
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery 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
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Richard Zimmer R-NJ 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
Steve Chabot R-OH voted yes
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Robert William Ney R-OH voted yes
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted yes
Mark Sanford R-SC voted yes
Charles Wilson D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
William Orton D-UT voted no
Robert William Goodlatte R-VA voted yes
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted yes
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted yes
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, “Department of the Interior Appropriations…: House Vote, Nov 15, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-782/department-of-the-interior-appropriations-for-f-y-1996 (accessed 2026-10-17).