(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of thursday, october 23. .)

On Oct 24, 1997, the House voted 318–56 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 175–15, Democrats 143–41. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 56 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: 318
No: 56
Did not vote: 70
Date: Oct 24, 1997

By party

Republicans175 yes · 15 no · 41 didn’t vote
Democrats143 yes · 41 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT voted no
Carrie P. Meek 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
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
John Elias Baldacci D-ME 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
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
Bennie Thompson D-MS 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
Robert Menendez 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
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR 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
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Pete Sessions R-TX voted no
Lloyd Alton Doggett II 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
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. D-WV 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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