(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of wednesday, may 22, 1997.)

On May 22, 1997, the House voted 352–65 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 201–16, Democrats 150–49, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 65 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: 352
No: 65
Did not vote: 27
Date: May 22, 1997

By party

Republicans201 yes · 16 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats150 yes · 49 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Sam Farr D-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT voted no
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez 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
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-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
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
William Thomas Redmond R-NM voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH 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
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Thomas Michael Foglietta D-PA voted no
Chaka Fattah D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Pete Sessions R-TX voted no
Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA 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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