(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of monday, april 15, 1996.)

On Apr 16, 1996, the House voted 335–67 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 210–14, Democrats 124–53, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 67 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: 335
No: 67
Did not vote: 42
Date: Apr 16, 1996

By party

Republicans210 yes · 14 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats124 yes · 53 no · 30 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Nancy Pelosi D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Corrine Brown D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Cardiss Collins D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D-IN voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Peter Gerard Torkildsen R-MA voted no
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD voted no
James Longley R-ME voted no
John Elias Baldacci D-ME voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Harold Lee Volkmer D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Eva M. Clayton D-NC voted no
Fred Heineman R-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Martini R-NJ voted no
Richard Zimmer R-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY voted no
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Steve Stockman R-TX voted no
Preston M. (Pete) Geren D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Jane L. Harman D-CA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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