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House roll call 214 · 105th Congress · Jun 19, 1997

(house agreed to the spence amendment that requires prior export approval for supercomputers with a composite theoretical performance of more than 2,000 million

On Jun 19, 1997, the House voted 332–88 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1119). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 195–29, Democrats 136–59, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 88 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
Agreed to
Yes
332
No
88
Did not vote
24
Date
Jun 19, 1997

By party

  • Republicans195 yes · 29 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats136 yes · 59 no · 17 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 8 more.

The bill

H.R. 1119: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “(house agreed to the spence amendment that…: House Vote, Jun 19, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-214/house-agreed-to-the-spence-amendment-that-requires-prior (accessed 2026-10-17).