Prohibiting Certain Chinese Government and Religious Officials from Participating in International Conferences

On Nov 6, 1997, the House voted 366–54 on “On Passage” (HR 967). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 217–3, Democrats 148–51, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 54 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: 366
No: 54
Did not vote: 24
Date: Nov 6, 1997

By party

Republicans217 yes · 3 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats148 yes · 51 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA voted no
Zoe Lofgren D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted no
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Barbara Bailey Kennelly D-CT voted no
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT voted no
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted no
Robert Wexler D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Danny K. Davis D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Donald Milford Payne D-NJ voted no
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY voted no
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
Charles B. Rangel D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Louis Stokes D-OH voted no
Chaka Fattah D-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Adam Smith D-WA 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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Capitol Receipts, “Prohibiting Certain Chinese Government and…: House Vote, Nov 6, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-588/prohibiting-certain-chinese-government-and-religious-officials-from-pa (accessed 2026-10-17).