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House · 105th Congress · Roll 83

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Apr 17, 1997 · Failed · 178⁠–⁠227

Omnibus Patent Act of 1997

How members voted

433 recorded

2 vacant seats. The House normally has 435 voting members.

312 of 433 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea: 178 (28 R · 15 D · 1 I)

MemberPartyState
PARKER, Michael—MS
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.—OH
SHADEGG, John B.—AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner—MD
McINNIS, Scott—CO
SCHAFFER, Robert W.—CO
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy—CA
McDADE, Joseph Michael—PA
STUMP, Robert Lee—AZ
BALLENGER, Cass—NC
LAHOOD, Ray H.—IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.—OH
GILLMOR, Paul Eugene—OH
COX, Charles Christopher—CA
RYUN, Jim—KS
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.—VA
HOSTETTLER, John Nathan—IN
RILEY, Robert—AL
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.—IL
MALONEY, James H.—CT
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.—AZ
SPENCE, Floyd Davidson—SC
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.—CA
DOOLITTLE, John Taylor—CA
McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann—GA
COMBEST, Larry Ed—TX
OBEY, David Ross—WI
BONILLA, Henry—TX
HANSEN, James Vear—UT
BONO, Sonny—CA
BARCIA, James A.—MI
ENSIGN, John Eric—NV
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks Hunt—NY
SOUDER, Mark Edward—IN
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.—CA
BARR, Bob—GA
COOKSEY, John—LA
HUTCHINSON, Asa—AR
DANNER, Patsy Ann—MO
MANZULLO, Donald A.—IL
SNOWBARGER, Vincent K.—KS
KUCINICH, Dennis—OH
CLAYTON, Eva M.—NC
RADANOVICH, George P.—CA
MOLINARI, Susan—NY
LARGENT, Steve—OK
KIM, Jay C.—CA
ORTIZ, Solomon P.—TX
WEYGAND, Robert A.—RI
PAPPAS, Michael James—NJ
DELLUMS, Ronald V.—CA
HILLEARY, Van—TN
OBERSTAR, James Louis—MN
COYNE, William Joseph—PA
STRICKLAND, Ted—OH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.—PA
LAZIO, Enrico A.—NY
POMBO, Richard William—CA
McHUGH, John Michael—NY
HILL, Rick—MT
POSHARD, Glenn—IL
BALDACCI, John Elias—ME
TAYLOR, Charles Hart—NC
CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn—NE
MINK, Patsy Takemoto—HI
FOWLER, Tillie Kidd—FL
PAUL, Ronald Ernest—TX
STEARNS, Clifford Bundy—FL
HEFLEY, Joel M.—CO
ABERCROMBIE, Neil—HI
CUBIN, Barbara L.—WY
GIBBONS, James A.—NV
HULSHOF, Kenny—MO
REGULA, Ralph Straus—OH
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.—MS
KILDEE, Dale Edward—MI
COOK, Merrill—UT
EVERETT, Robert Terry—AL
LEWIS, Ron—KY
KLECZKA, Gerald Daniel—WI
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.—AL
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.—LA
SCARBOROUGH, Charles Joseph—FL
RIGGS, Frank D.—CA
BEREUTER, Douglas Kent—NE
WAMP, Zachary Paul—TN
COLLINS, Michael Allen—GA
CUNNINGHAM, Randall—CA
BILIRAKIS, Michael—FL
NEUMANN, Mark W.—WI
DIXON, Julian Carey—CA
EMERSON, Jo Ann—MO
CONDIT, Gary Adrian—CA
SNYDER, Victor F.—AR
MYRICK, Sue—NC
RIVERS, Lynn Nancy—MI
METCALF, Jack—WA
SMITH, Nick H.—MI
THOMAS, William Marshall—CA
TALENT, James Matthes—MO
DEAL, John Nathan—GA
NEY, Robert William—OH
BONIOR, David Edward—MI
BURTON, Danny Lee—IN
LEACH, James Albert Smith—IA
SMITH, Linda—WA
ENGLISH, Philip Sheridan—PA
WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr.—OK
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.—GA
FILNER, Bob—CA
MILLER, Daniel—FL
LIPINSKI, William Oliver—IL
GOSS, Porter J.—FL
GEPHARDT, Richard Andrew—MO
DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln—FL
WALSH, James T.—NY
FOLEY, Mark A.—FL
BARRETT, Thomas M.—WI
HERGER, Walter William—CA
McNULTY, Michael Robert—NY
GOODLING, William Franklin—PA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.—CA
FORBES, Michael Patrick—NY
KLINK, Ronald—PA
PAYNE, Donald Milford—NJ
HUNTER, Duncan Lee—CA
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.—OK
OLVER, John Walter—MA
SUNUNU, John E.—NH
MASCARA, Frank R.—PA
SAXTON, Hugh James—NJ
McINTOSH, David Martin—IN
TIAHRT, Todd—KS
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.—ID
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Matt SalmonRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
Mark SanfordRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Nay: 227 (51 D · 21 R)

MemberPartyState
RAMSTAD, James—MN
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr.—FL
HYDE, Henry John—IL
CASTLE, Michael Newbold—DE
WHITE, Richard Alan—WA
WELLER, Gerald C.—IL
GEKAS, George William—PA
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.—WV
SKAGGS, David Evans—CO
MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby—WV
ALLEN, Thomas H.—ME
PETERSON, John—PA
WATT, Melvin L.—NC
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.—PA
ROUKEMA, Margaret Scafati—NJ
CANADY, Charles Terrance—FL
PICKETT, Owen Bradford—VA
MORELLA, Constance A.—MD
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.—TX
BERMAN, Howard Lawrence—CA
EHLERS, Vernon James—MI
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.—CA
PORTER, John Edward—IL
GORDON, Barton Jennings—TN
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.—MN
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.—TX
LINDER, John Elmer—GA
ROTHMAN, Steven—NJ
CLEMENT, Robert Nelson—TN
FRANKS, Robert Douglas—NJ
BUYER, Stephen Earle—IN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn Cheeks—MI
WEXLER, Robert—FL
KASICH, John Richard—OH
ARMEY, Richard Keith—TX
REYES, Silvestre—TX
BILBRAY, Brian P.—CA
OWENS, Major Robert Odell—NY
ROEMER, Timothy John—IN
FRANK, Barney—MA
HOBSON, David Lee—OH
SAWYER, Thomas Charles—OH
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.—TX
GREENWOOD, James Charles—PA
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.—TX
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, II—MA
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'Kane—CA
FAWELL, Harris W.—IL
BASS, Charles Foster—NH
SKEEN, Joseph Richard—NM
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.—CA
KENNELLY, Barbara Bailey—CT
TANNER, John S.—TN
SHAYS, Christopher H.—CT
DAVIS, Thomas M., III—VA
TAUZIN, Wilbert Joseph—LA
EVANS, Lane Allen—IL
YATES, Sidney Richard—IL
NORTHUP, Anne Meagher—KY
DEUTSCH, Peter R.—FL
WATKINS, Wesley Wade—OK
LUTHER, William Paul—MN
INGLIS, Robert Durden—SC
PEASE, Edward Allan—IN
HOOLEY, Darlene—OR
SISISKY, Norman—VA
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene—MS
KOLBE, James Thomas—AZ
TURNER, Jim—TX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.—VA
KNOLLENBERG, Joseph—MI
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.—TX
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.—VA
LaFALCE, John Joseph—NY
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.—FL
LANTOS, Thomas Peter—CA
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.—NY
GANSKE, Greg—IA
HALL, Tony Patrick—OH
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel—NC
TORRES, Esteban Edward—CA
McCARTHY, Karen—MO
DELAHUNT, Bill—MA
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.—IL
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.—AR
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.—MD
FORD, Harold, Jr.—TN
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.—CA
HORN, John Stephen—CA
GILCHREST, Wayne Thomas—MD
YOUNG, Charles William—FL
JOHN, Christopher—LA
MEEHAN, Martin Thomas—MA
PACKARD, Ronald C.—CA
MOAKLEY, John Joseph—MA
BRYANT, Ed—TN
DOOLEY, Calvin M.—CA
DeLAY, Thomas Dale—TX
JOHNSON, Nancy Lee—CT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.—IA
STENHOLM, Charles Walter—TX
WELDON, Wayne Curtis—PA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV—MO
CANNON, Christopher B.—UT
HAMILTON, Lee Herbert—IN
KELLY, Sue W.—NY
FOX, Jon D.—PA
FROST, Jonas Martin—TX
DAVIS, Jim—FL
SANDLIN, Max A.—TX
VENTO, Bruce Frank—MN
ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard—NY
SABO, Martin Olav—MN
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.—SC
BOEHLERT, Sherwood Louis—NY
THURMAN, Karen L.—FL
HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy—PA
BATEMAN, Herbert Harvell—VA
SHUSTER, E. G.—PA
MEEK, Carrie P.—FL
GEJDENSON, Samuel—CT
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III—ND
HOEKSTRA, Peter—MI
STUPAK, Bart T.—MI
JOHNSON, Jay W.—WI
KENNEDY, Patrick Joseph—RI
ROGAN, James E.—CA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.—PA
JEFFERSON, William Jennings—LA
MINGE, David R.—MN
PAXON, L. William—NY
QUINN, John Francis—NY
MATSUI, Robert T.—CA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.—FL
JENKINS, William Lewis—TN
BAESLER, Henry Scott—KY
EDWARDS, Thomas Chester—TX
HASTERT, John Dennis—IL
BERRY, Robert Marion—AR
CAPPS, Walter Holden—CA
STOKES, Louis—OH
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.—CA
HILLIARD, Earl Frederick—AL
WELDON, David Joseph—FL
OXLEY, Michael Garver—OH
GILMAN, Benjamin Arthur—NY
NUSSLE, James Allen—IA
SMITH, Robert Freeman—OR
WYNN, Albert Russell—MD
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.—WA
MANTON, Thomas J.—NY
PRYCE, Deborah D.—OH
EWING, Thomas W.—IL
CARSON, Julia May—IN
FURSE, Elizabeth—OR
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA

Not Voting: 28 (3 R · 2 D)

MemberPartyState
DICKS, Norman DeValois—WA
MCCRERY, James O., III—LA
FOGLIETTA, Thomas Michael—PA
BUNNING, James Paul David—KY
SCHIFF, Steven Harvey—NM
SCHAEFER, Daniel—CO
FLAKE, Floyd Harold—NY
BARRETT, William E.—NE
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.—PA
KLUG, Scott L.—WI
CRANE, Philip Miller—IL
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.—MO
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Juanita—CA
TOWNS, Edolphus—NY
DREIER, David Timothy—CA
HINCHEY, Maurice Dunlea—NY
HARMAN, Jane L.—CA
COSTELLO, Jerry Francis—IL
DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn—WA
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.—NC
ANDREWS, Robert Ernest—NJ
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon—AL
BAKER, Richard Hugh—LA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI