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House · 105th Congress · Roll 87

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Apr 23, 1997 · Failed · 133⁠–⁠280

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: 133 (22 R · 14 D · 1 I)

MemberPartyState
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.—OH
WELLER, Gerald C.—IL
BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner—MD
McINNIS, Scott—CO
SCHAFFER, Robert W.—CO
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.—PA
STUMP, Robert Lee—AZ
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.—OH
RYUN, Jim—KS
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.—CA
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.—VA
HOSTETTLER, John Nathan—IN
RILEY, Robert—AL
CLEMENT, Robert Nelson—TN
BILBRAY, Brian P.—CA
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
HANSEN, James Vear—UT
BONO, Sonny—CA
BARCIA, James A.—MI
ENSIGN, John Eric—NV
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks Hunt—NY
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.—CA
BARR, Bob—GA
DANNER, Patsy Ann—MO
MANZULLO, Donald A.—IL
SNOWBARGER, Vincent K.—KS
KUCINICH, Dennis—OH
RADANOVICH, George P.—CA
LARGENT, Steve—OK
ORTIZ, Solomon P.—TX
PAPPAS, Michael James—NJ
OBERSTAR, James Louis—MN
POMBO, Richard William—CA
McHUGH, John Michael—NY
HILL, Rick—MT
BALDACCI, John Elias—ME
MINK, Patsy Takemoto—HI
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV—MO
HEFLEY, Joel M.—CO
ABERCROMBIE, Neil—HI
GIBBONS, James A.—NV
HULSHOF, Kenny—MO
REGULA, Ralph Straus—OH
KILDEE, Dale Edward—MI
EVERETT, Robert Terry—AL
LEWIS, Ron—KY
KLECZKA, Gerald Daniel—WI
HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy—PA
SCARBOROUGH, Charles Joseph—FL
WAMP, Zachary Paul—TN
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III—ND
BILIRAKIS, Michael—FL
NEUMANN, Mark W.—WI
EMERSON, Jo Ann—MO
CONDIT, Gary Adrian—CA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.—PA
MYRICK, Sue—NC
RIVERS, Lynn Nancy—MI
METCALF, Jack—WA
TALENT, James Matthes—MO
NEY, Robert William—OH
BONIOR, David Edward—MI
BURTON, Danny Lee—IN
SMITH, Linda—WA
ENGLISH, Philip Sheridan—PA
WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr.—OK
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.—GA
FILNER, Bob—CA
LIPINSKI, William Oliver—IL
GOSS, Porter J.—FL
GEPHARDT, Richard Andrew—MO
WALSH, James T.—NY
FOLEY, Mark A.—FL
WELDON, David Joseph—FL
HERGER, Walter William—CA
McNULTY, Michael Robert—NY
GOODLING, William Franklin—PA
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
MASCARA, Frank R.—PA
SAXTON, Hugh James—NJ
TIAHRT, Todd—KS
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.—ID
George MillerDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
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
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
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Nay: 280 (52 D · 28 R)

MemberPartyState
PARKER, Michael—MS
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
GEKAS, George William—PA
SKAGGS, David Evans—CO
MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby—WV
ALLEN, Thomas H.—ME
PETERSON, John—PA
WATT, Melvin L.—NC
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy—CA
ROUKEMA, Margaret Scafati—NJ
CANADY, Charles Terrance—FL
McDADE, Joseph Michael—PA
MCCRERY, James O., III—LA
LAHOOD, Ray H.—IL
PICKETT, Owen Bradford—VA
MORELLA, Constance A.—MD
GILLMOR, Paul Eugene—OH
COX, Charles Christopher—CA
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
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
OWENS, Major Robert Odell—NY
ROEMER, Timothy John—IN
FRANK, Barney—MA
HOBSON, David Lee—OH
SAWYER, Thomas Charles—OH
BONILLA, Henry—TX
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
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
COOKSEY, John—LA
NORTHUP, Anne Meagher—KY
FLAKE, Floyd Harold—NY
WATKINS, Wesley Wade—OK
HUTCHINSON, Asa—AR
BARRETT, William E.—NE
LUTHER, William Paul—MN
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.—PA
PEASE, Edward Allan—IN
CLAYTON, Eva M.—NC
HOOLEY, Darlene—OR
SISISKY, Norman—VA
KLUG, Scott L.—WI
MOLINARI, Susan—NY
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
DELLUMS, Ronald V.—CA
HILLEARY, Van—TN
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
STRICKLAND, Ted—OH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.—PA
LAZIO, Enrico A.—NY
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
POSHARD, Glenn—IL
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
CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn—NE
DOOLEY, Calvin M.—CA
FOWLER, Tillie Kidd—FL
PAUL, Ronald Ernest—TX
DeLAY, Thomas Dale—TX
JOHNSON, Nancy Lee—CT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.—IA
STENHOLM, Charles Walter—TX
STEARNS, Clifford Bundy—FL
WELDON, Wayne Curtis—PA
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
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.—MS
VENTO, Bruce Frank—MN
COSTELLO, Jerry Francis—IL
ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard—NY
COOK, Merrill—UT
SABO, Martin Olav—MN
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.—SC
BOEHLERT, Sherwood Louis—NY
THURMAN, Karen L.—FL
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.—AL
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.—LA
RIGGS, Frank D.—CA
BATEMAN, Herbert Harvell—VA
BEREUTER, Douglas Kent—NE
SHUSTER, E. G.—PA
MEEK, Carrie P.—FL
COLLINS, Michael Allen—GA
CUNNINGHAM, Randall—CA
GEJDENSON, Samuel—CT
DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn—WA
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.—NC
STUPAK, Bart T.—MI
JOHNSON, Jay W.—WI
KENNEDY, Patrick Joseph—RI
ROGAN, James E.—CA
DIXON, Julian Carey—CA
SNYDER, Victor F.—AR
JEFFERSON, William Jennings—LA
MINGE, David R.—MN
PAXON, L. William—NY
QUINN, John Francis—NY
SMITH, Nick H.—MI
THOMAS, William Marshall—CA
MATSUI, Robert T.—CA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.—FL
DEAL, John Nathan—GA
JENKINS, William Lewis—TN
BAESLER, Henry Scott—KY
LEACH, James Albert Smith—IA
EDWARDS, Thomas Chester—TX
MILLER, Daniel—FL
HASTERT, John Dennis—IL
BERRY, Robert Marion—AR
CAPPS, Walter Holden—CA
STOKES, Louis—OH
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.—CA
HILLIARD, Earl Frederick—AL
BARRETT, Thomas M.—WI
OXLEY, Michael Garver—OH
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
SUNUNU, John E.—NH
CARSON, Julia May—IN
McINTOSH, David Martin—IN
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
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
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
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
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
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
John ThuneRepublicanSD
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI

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