Providing for the disposition of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1358, Targeted Continuing Appropriations and Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory Transfer

On Jan 5, 1996, the House voted 204–167 on “On Ordering the Previous Question” (HRES 338). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 203–5, Democrats 1–161, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 204
No: 167
Did not vote: 74
Date: Jan 5, 1996

By party

Republicans203 yes · 5 no · 28 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 161 no · 46 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Kenneth Dornan R-CA voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK voted no
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted yes

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, “Providing for the disposition of the Senate…: House Vote, Jan 5, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-H-877/providing-for-the-disposition-of-the-senate-amendment-to (accessed 2026-10-17).