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House · 105th Congress · Roll 86

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Apr 23, 1997 · Agreed to · 220⁠–⁠193

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: 220 (30 R · 29 D · 1 I)

MemberPartyState
PARKER, Michael—MS
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.—OH
WELLER, Gerald C.—IL
SHADEGG, John B.—AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner—MD
McINNIS, Scott—CO
SCHAFFER, Robert W.—CO
PETERSON, John—PA
WATT, Melvin L.—NC
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.—PA
McDADE, Joseph Michael—PA
MCCRERY, James O., III—LA
STUMP, Robert Lee—AZ
LAHOOD, Ray H.—IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.—OH
GILLMOR, Paul Eugene—OH
COX, Charles Christopher—CA
RYUN, Jim—KS
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.—CA
PORTER, John Edward—IL
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.—VA
GORDON, Barton Jennings—TN
HOSTETTLER, John Nathan—IN
RILEY, Robert—AL
FRANKS, Robert Douglas—NJ
BILBRAY, Brian P.—CA
OWENS, Major Robert Odell—NY
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.—AZ
SPENCE, Floyd Davidson—SC
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.—CA
DOOLITTLE, John Taylor—CA
McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann—GA
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
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks Hunt—NY
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.—CA
TAUZIN, Wilbert Joseph—LA
BARR, Bob—GA
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
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.—TX
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.—MO
DELLUMS, Ronald V.—CA
HILLEARY, Van—TN
OBERSTAR, James Louis—MN
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.—FL
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Juanita—CA
HALL, Tony Patrick—OH
TORRES, Esteban Edward—CA
STRICKLAND, Ted—OH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.—PA
LAZIO, Enrico A.—NY
POMBO, Richard William—CA
McHUGH, John Michael—NY
HILL, Rick—MT
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.—AR
HARMAN, Jane L.—CA
POSHARD, Glenn—IL
BALDACCI, John Elias—ME
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.—CA
CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn—NE
MINK, Patsy Takemoto—HI
FOWLER, Tillie Kidd—FL
PAUL, Ronald Ernest—TX
DeLAY, Thomas Dale—TX
STENHOLM, Charles Walter—TX
STEARNS, Clifford Bundy—FL
WELDON, Wayne Curtis—PA
HEFLEY, Joel M.—CO
ABERCROMBIE, Neil—HI
FOX, Jon D.—PA
HULSHOF, Kenny—MO
REGULA, Ralph Straus—OH
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.—MS
KILDEE, Dale Edward—MI
COSTELLO, Jerry Francis—IL
COOK, Merrill—UT
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.—SC
EVERETT, Robert Terry—AL
LEWIS, Ron—KY
KLECZKA, Gerald Daniel—WI
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.—AL
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
MEEK, Carrie P.—FL
COLLINS, Michael Allen—GA
GEJDENSON, Samuel—CT
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III—ND
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
JEFFERSON, William Jennings—LA
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
HILLIARD, Earl Frederick—AL
WALSH, James T.—NY
FOLEY, Mark A.—FL
BARRETT, Thomas M.—WI
HERGER, Walter William—CA
McNULTY, Michael Robert—NY
GALLEGLY, Elton W.—CA
FORBES, Michael Patrick—NY
KLINK, Ronald—PA
PAYNE, Donald Milford—NJ
WYNN, Albert Russell—MD
HUNTER, Duncan Lee—CA
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.—WA
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
McINTOSH, David Martin—IN
TIAHRT, Todd—KS
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.—ID
George MillerDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
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
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
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
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Nay: 193 (37 D · 20 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
GEKAS, George William—PA
SKAGGS, David Evans—CO
MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby—WV
ALLEN, Thomas H.—ME
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy—CA
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
FOGLIETTA, Thomas Michael—PA
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.—MN
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.—TX
LINDER, John Elmer—GA
BUNNING, James Paul David—KY
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.—IL
ROTHMAN, Steven—NJ
CLEMENT, Robert Nelson—TN
BUYER, Stephen Earle—IN
WEXLER, Robert—FL
KASICH, John Richard—OH
ARMEY, Richard Keith—TX
MALONEY, James H.—CT
REYES, Silvestre—TX
ROEMER, Timothy John—IN
FRANK, Barney—MA
HOBSON, David Lee—OH
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
BASS, Charles Foster—NH
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
EVANS, Lane Allen—IL
COOKSEY, John—LA
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
SISISKY, Norman—VA
KLUG, Scott L.—WI
KOLBE, James Thomas—AZ
TURNER, Jim—TX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.—VA
KNOLLENBERG, Joseph—MI
CRANE, Philip Miller—IL
COYNE, William Joseph—PA
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.—VA
LaFALCE, John Joseph—NY
LANTOS, Thomas Peter—CA
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.—NY
GANSKE, Greg—IA
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel—NC
McCARTHY, Karen—MO
DELAHUNT, Bill—MA
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.—IL
DREIER, David Timothy—CA
HINCHEY, Maurice Dunlea—NY
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.—MD
FORD, Harold, Jr.—TN
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
JOHNSON, Nancy Lee—CT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.—IA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV—MO
CANNON, Christopher B.—UT
HAMILTON, Lee Herbert—IN
KELLY, Sue W.—NY
GIBBONS, James A.—NV
FROST, Jonas Martin—TX
DAVIS, Jim—FL
SANDLIN, Max A.—TX
VENTO, Bruce Frank—MN
ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard—NY
SABO, Martin Olav—MN
BOEHLERT, Sherwood Louis—NY
THURMAN, Karen L.—FL
BATEMAN, Herbert Harvell—VA
SHUSTER, E. G.—PA
CUNNINGHAM, Randall—CA
DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn—WA
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.—NC
JOHNSON, Jay W.—WI
KENNEDY, Patrick Joseph—RI
ROGAN, James E.—CA
SNYDER, Victor F.—AR
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
WELDON, David Joseph—FL
OXLEY, Michael Garver—OH
GOODLING, William Franklin—PA
GILMAN, Benjamin Arthur—NY
NUSSLE, James Allen—IA
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon—AL
MANTON, Thomas J.—NY
PRYCE, Deborah D.—OH
CARSON, Julia May—IN
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
John LewisDemocratGA
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA

Not Voting: 20 (2 D · 2 R)

MemberPartyState
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
CUBIN, Barbara L.—WY
HOEKSTRA, Peter—MI
ANDREWS, Robert Ernest—NJ
DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln—FL
SMITH, Robert Freeman—OR
FURSE, Elizabeth—OR
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Mark SanfordRepublicanSC