(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of wednesday, may 14, 1997.)

On May 15, 1997, the House voted 334–62 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 186–21, Democrats 148–41. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 62 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: Passed
Yes: 334
No: 62
Did not vote: 48
Date: May 15, 1997

By party

Republicans186 yes · 21 no · 24 didn’t vote
Democrats148 yes · 41 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA 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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