Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act

On Apr 13, 2000, the House voted 375–37 on “On Passage” (HR 3615). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 174–32, Democrats 199–5, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 37 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: 375
No: 37
Did not vote: 28
Date: Apr 13, 2000

By party

Republicans174 yes · 32 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats199 yes · 5 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Gary G. Miller R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
John Elmer Linder R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Vito John Fossella R-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
David Wu D-OR voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
James W. Demint R-SC voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
William Reynolds Archer Jr. R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX voted no
Richard Keith Armey R-TX voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI 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, “Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: House Vote, Apr 13, 2000,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-736/rural-local-broadcast-signal-act (accessed 2026-10-17).