(house agreed to the foley amendment that authorizes $200 million for land acquisition in the everglades for the purpose of environmental restoration.)

On Feb 29, 1996, the House voted 298–124 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2854). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 155–79, Democrats 142–45, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 124 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: Agreed to
Yes: 298
No: 124
Did not vote: 23
Date: Feb 29, 1996

By party

Republicans155 yes · 79 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats142 yes · 45 no · 21 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
John D. Hayworth Jr. R-AZ voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA voted no
Carlos John Moorhead R-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted no
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted no
Ken Calvert R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Gary A. Franks R-CT voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
John Thomas Myers R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted no
James O. Mccrery III R-LA voted no
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA voted no
James Allison Hayes R-LA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
William Paul Luther D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Karen Mccarthy D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Melton D. (Mel) Hancock R-MO voted no
Norvell William (Bill) Emerson R-MO voted no
Gillespie V. (Sonny) Montgomery D-MS voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
David Funderburk R-NC voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
William E. Barrett R-NE voted no
William H. Zeliff Jr. R-NH voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich R-NV voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no

And 44 more.

The bill

H.R. 2854: To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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