(house rejected the watt of north carolina amendment requiring that public housing agencies compensate each person who provides work at a rate that is not less

On May 6, 1997, the House voted 140–286 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 1–223, Democrats 138–63, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 64 members voted against their own party.

During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Failed
Yes: 140
No: 286
Did not vote: 18
Date: May 6, 1997

By party

Republicans1 yes · 223 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats138 yes · 63 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
Loretta Sanchez D-CA voted no
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted no
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted no
Rod R. Blagojevich D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
William Paul Luther D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted no
Steven Rothman D-NJ voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY voted no
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Earl Blumenauer D-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted no
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
Adam Smith D-WA voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted no
Jay W. Johnson D-WI 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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