Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

On Oct 4, 1999, the House voted 218–199 on “On Motion to Instruct Conferees” (HR 2466). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 31–185, Democrats 186–14, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 45 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: 218
No: 199
Did not vote: 23
Date: Oct 4, 1999

By party

Republicans31 yes · 185 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats186 yes · 14 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Steven T. Kuykendall R-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
Judy Borg Biggert R-IL voted yes
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted yes
Ken Lucas D-KY voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Clifford Ronald Shows D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted yes
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted yes

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, “Department of the Interior and Related…: House Vote, Oct 4, 1999,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-471/department-of-the-interior-and-related-agencies-appropriations-act (accessed 2026-10-17).