Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor

On Sep 28, 1999, the House voted 390–38 on “Suspend the rules and agree, as amended” (HRES 292). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 182–36, Democrats 207–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 38 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 390
No: 38
Did not vote: 12
Date: Sep 28, 1999

By party

Republicans182 yes · 36 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats207 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Robert Cannon (Robin) Hayes R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Robert William Ney R-OH voted no
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Pete Sessions R-TX voted no
William Reynolds Archer Jr. R-TX voted no
Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Larry Ed Combest R-TX voted no
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
James Vear Hansen R-UT voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted no
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted no
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY 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, “Expressing the sense of the House of…: House Vote, Sep 28, 1999,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-452/expressing-the-sense-of-the-house-of-representatives-regarding (accessed 2026-10-17).