(house agreed to the kildee amendment that defines "affected indian tribe" to qualify the indian tribe for affects of an interim storage facility or repository

On Oct 29, 1997, the House voted 408–10 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1270). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 208–10, Democrats 199–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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: 408
No: 10
Did not vote: 26
Date: Oct 29, 1997

By party

Republicans208 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats199 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
John Dennis Hastert R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Joe Linus Barton R-TX 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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