(house rejected the stearns amendment that sought to have the Congress instead of the secretary of state, make the determination that the united nations or any

On Jun 4, 1997, the House voted 176–244 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1757). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 167–56, Democrats 9–187, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: Failed
Yes: 176
No: 244
Did not vote: 24
Date: Jun 4, 1997

By party

Republicans167 yes · 56 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 187 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Anne Meagher Northup R-KY voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
James O. Mccrery III R-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
William E. Barrett R-NE voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Susan Molinari R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
Joseph Michael Mcdade R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted yes
Kay Granger R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted no
Richard Alan (Rick) White R-WA voted no
Thomas Evert Petri R-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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