A resolution raising the qustion of the privilges of the House

On Sep 18, 1997, the House voted 289–65 on “On Agreeing to the Resolution” (HRES 233). Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 177–1, Republicans 111–64, 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: 289
No: 65
Did not vote: 83
Date: Sep 18, 1997

By party

Republicans111 yes · 64 no · 51 didn’t vote
Democrats177 yes · 1 no · 32 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA voted no
James E. Rogan R-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted no
Sonny Bono R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted no
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Daniel Schaefer R-CO voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted no
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted no
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Jim Ryun R-KS voted no
Vincent K. Snowbarger R-KS voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
David Lee Camp R-MI voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS voted no
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
William Thomas Redmond R-NM voted no
L. William Paxon R-NY voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
George William Gekas R-PA voted no
Floyd Davidson Spence R-SC voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Joe Linus Barton R-TX voted no
Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr. R-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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