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House roll call 80 · 105th Congress · Apr 17, 1997

(house voted to strike certain words of representative lewis of georgia from the record.)

On Apr 17, 1997, the House voted 227–190 on “strike the words from the record”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 221–0, Democrats 6–189, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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
227
No
190
Did not vote
24
Date
Apr 17, 1997

By party

  • Republicans221 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats6 yes · 189 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

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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