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House · 105th Congress · Roll 85

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Apr 23, 1997 · Failed · 167⁠–⁠242

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: 167 (26 R · 13 D · 1 I)

MemberPartyState
PARKER, Michael—MS
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.—OH
WELLER, Gerald C.—IL
BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner—MD
McINNIS, Scott—CO
SCHAFFER, Robert W.—CO
WATT, Melvin L.—NC
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy—CA
McDADE, Joseph Michael—PA
MCCRERY, James O., III—LA
STUMP, Robert Lee—AZ
LAHOOD, Ray H.—IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.—OH
COX, Charles Christopher—CA
RYUN, Jim—KS
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.—CA
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.—VA
RILEY, Robert—AL
CLEMENT, Robert Nelson—TN
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.—AZ
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.—CA
DOOLITTLE, John Taylor—CA
McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann—GA
HOBSON, David Lee—OH
SCHAEFER, Daniel—CO
COMBEST, Larry Ed—TX
OBEY, David Ross—WI
BONILLA, Henry—TX
HANSEN, James Vear—UT
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.—TX
BONO, Sonny—CA
BARCIA, James A.—MI
ENSIGN, John Eric—NV
BASS, Charles Foster—NH
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks Hunt—NY
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
MOLINARI, Susan—NY
LARGENT, Steve—OK
ORTIZ, Solomon P.—TX
PAPPAS, Michael James—NJ
DELLUMS, Ronald V.—CA
HILLEARY, Van—TN
OBERSTAR, James Louis—MN
STRICKLAND, Ted—OH
LAZIO, Enrico A.—NY
POMBO, Richard William—CA
McHUGH, John Michael—NY
HILL, Rick—MT
POSHARD, Glenn—IL
BALDACCI, John Elias—ME
CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn—NE
MINK, Patsy Takemoto—HI
PAUL, Ronald Ernest—TX
DeLAY, Thomas Dale—TX
HEFLEY, Joel M.—CO
ABERCROMBIE, Neil—HI
GIBBONS, James A.—NV
HULSHOF, Kenny—MO
REGULA, Ralph Straus—OH
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.—MS
KILDEE, Dale Edward—MI
COSTELLO, Jerry Francis—IL
COOK, Merrill—UT
THURMAN, Karen L.—FL
EVERETT, Robert Terry—AL
LEWIS, Ron—KY
KLECZKA, Gerald Daniel—WI
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.—LA
HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy—PA
SCARBOROUGH, Charles Joseph—FL
RIGGS, Frank D.—CA
BEREUTER, Douglas Kent—NE
WAMP, Zachary Paul—TN
CUNNINGHAM, Randall—CA
STUPAK, Bart T.—MI
BILIRAKIS, Michael—FL
NEUMANN, Mark W.—WI
DIXON, Julian Carey—CA
EMERSON, Jo Ann—MO
CONDIT, Gary Adrian—CA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.—PA
MYRICK, Sue—NC
RIVERS, Lynn Nancy—MI
METCALF, Jack—WA
SMITH, Nick H.—MI
TALENT, James Matthes—MO
DEAL, John Nathan—GA
NEY, Robert William—OH
BONIOR, David Edward—MI
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
HASTERT, John Dennis—IL
GOSS, Porter J.—FL
GEPHARDT, Richard Andrew—MO
WALSH, James T.—NY
FOLEY, Mark A.—FL
BARRETT, Thomas M.—WI
WELDON, David Joseph—FL
HERGER, Walter William—CA
McNULTY, Michael Robert—NY
GALLEGLY, Elton W.—CA
FORBES, Michael Patrick—NY
KLINK, Ronald—PA
HUNTER, Duncan Lee—CA
BAKER, Richard Hugh—LA
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.—OK
OLVER, John Walter—MA
EWING, Thomas W.—IL
SUNUNU, John E.—NH
MASCARA, Frank R.—PA
SAXTON, Hugh James—NJ
TIAHRT, Todd—KS
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.—ID
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Matt SalmonRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
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
John ThuneRepublicanSD
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Nay: 242 (52 D · 24 R)

MemberPartyState
RAMSTAD, James—MN
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr.—FL
DICKS, Norman DeValois—WA
HYDE, Henry John—IL
CASTLE, Michael Newbold—DE
WHITE, Richard Alan—WA
SHADEGG, John B.—AZ
SKAGGS, David Evans—CO
MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby—WV
ALLEN, Thomas H.—ME
PETERSON, John—PA
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.—PA
ROUKEMA, Margaret Scafati—NJ
CANADY, Charles Terrance—FL
PICKETT, Owen Bradford—VA
MORELLA, Constance A.—MD
GILLMOR, Paul Eugene—OH
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.—TX
BERMAN, Howard Lawrence—CA
EHLERS, Vernon James—MI
FOGLIETTA, Thomas Michael—PA
PORTER, John Edward—IL
GORDON, Barton Jennings—TN
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.—MN
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.—TX
HOSTETTLER, John Nathan—IN
LINDER, John Elmer—GA
BUNNING, James Paul David—KY
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.—IL
ROTHMAN, Steven—NJ
FRANKS, Robert Douglas—NJ
BUYER, Stephen Earle—IN
WEXLER, Robert—FL
KASICH, John Richard—OH
ARMEY, Richard Keith—TX
MALONEY, James H.—CT
REYES, Silvestre—TX
BILBRAY, Brian P.—CA
OWENS, Major Robert Odell—NY
ROEMER, Timothy John—IN
SPENCE, Floyd Davidson—SC
FRANK, Barney—MA
SAWYER, Thomas Charles—OH
GREENWOOD, James Charles—PA
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.—TX
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, II—MA
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'Kane—CA
FAWELL, Harris W.—IL
SKEEN, Joseph Richard—NM
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.—CA
SOUDER, Mark Edward—IN
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
NORTHUP, Anne Meagher—KY
FLAKE, Floyd Harold—NY
WATKINS, Wesley Wade—OK
BARRETT, William E.—NE
LUTHER, William Paul—MN
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.—PA
PEASE, Edward Allan—IN
HOOLEY, Darlene—OR
RADANOVICH, George P.—CA
SISISKY, Norman—VA
KLUG, Scott L.—WI
KOLBE, James Thomas—AZ
KIM, Jay C.—CA
TURNER, Jim—TX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.—VA
WEYGAND, Robert A.—RI
KNOLLENBERG, Joseph—MI
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.—TX
CRANE, Philip Miller—IL
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.—MO
COYNE, William Joseph—PA
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.—VA
LaFALCE, John Joseph—NY
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.—FL
LANTOS, Thomas Peter—CA
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Juanita—CA
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.—NY
GANSKE, Greg—IA
HALL, Tony Patrick—OH
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel—NC
TORRES, Esteban Edward—CA
McCARTHY, Karen—MO
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.—PA
DELAHUNT, Bill—MA
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.—IL
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.—AR
DREIER, David Timothy—CA
HINCHEY, Maurice Dunlea—NY
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.—MD
HARMAN, Jane L.—CA
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
DOOLEY, Calvin M.—CA
FOWLER, Tillie Kidd—FL
JOHNSON, Nancy Lee—CT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.—IA
STENHOLM, Charles Walter—TX
STEARNS, Clifford Bundy—FL
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
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.—AL
BATEMAN, Herbert Harvell—VA
SHUSTER, E. G.—PA
MEEK, Carrie P.—FL
GEJDENSON, Samuel—CT
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III—ND
DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn—WA
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.—NC
JOHNSON, Jay W.—WI
KENNEDY, Patrick Joseph—RI
ROGAN, James E.—CA
SNYDER, Victor F.—AR
JEFFERSON, William Jennings—LA
MINGE, David R.—MN
PAXON, L. William—NY
QUINN, John Francis—NY
THOMAS, William Marshall—CA
MATSUI, Robert T.—CA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.—FL
JENKINS, William Lewis—TN
BAESLER, Henry Scott—KY
BURTON, Danny Lee—IN
EDWARDS, Thomas Chester—TX
BERRY, Robert Marion—AR
CAPPS, Walter Holden—CA
STOKES, Louis—OH
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.—CA
HILLIARD, Earl Frederick—AL
OXLEY, Michael Garver—OH
GOODLING, William Franklin—PA
GILMAN, Benjamin Arthur—NY
NUSSLE, James Allen—IA
PAYNE, Donald Milford—NJ
WYNN, Albert Russell—MD
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.—WA
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon—AL
MANTON, Thomas J.—NY
PRYCE, Deborah D.—OH
CARSON, Julia May—IN
McINTOSH, David Martin—IN
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
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
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
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
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA

Not Voting: 24 (3 D · 2 R)

MemberPartyState
GEKAS, George William—PA
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.—WV
BALLENGER, Cass—NC
KILPATRICK, Carolyn Cheeks—MI
SCHIFF, Steven Harvey—NM
YATES, Sidney Richard—IL
DEUTSCH, Peter R.—FL
INGLIS, Robert Durden—SC
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene—MS
TOWNS, Edolphus—NY
TAYLOR, Charles Hart—NC
BRYANT, Ed—TN
CUBIN, Barbara L.—WY
COLLINS, Michael Allen—GA
HOEKSTRA, Peter—MI
ANDREWS, Robert Ernest—NJ
DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln—FL
SMITH, Robert Freeman—OR
FURSE, Elizabeth—OR
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Mark SanfordRepublicanSC