Long Island Sound Restoration Act

On May 9, 2000, the House voted 391–29 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended” (HR 3313). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 182–29, Democrats 207–0, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 29 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: 391
No: 29
Did not vote: 20
Date: May 9, 2000

By party

Republicans182 yes · 29 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats207 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Terry Everett R-AL voted no
Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA 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, “Long Island Sound Restoration Act: House Vote, May 9, 2000,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-761/long-island-sound-restoration-act (accessed 2026-10-17).