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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 25, 1997 | HR 2266 | Defense Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (356 - 65) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 1997 | HR 2209 | FY 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (309 - 106) |
Yea |
| Sept. 18, 1997 | H Res 168 | House Ethics Reform Task Force | Resolution Passed - House (258 - 154) |
Nay |
| Sept. 17, 1997 | HR 2378 | Appropriations bill FY98, Treasury, Postal Service | Bill Passed - House (231 - 192) |
Yea |
| Sept. 11, 1997 | H Amdt 347 | Needle Exchange Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (266 - 158) |
Nay |
| Sept. 9, 1997 | H Amdt 335 | Family Planning Parental Notification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (220 - 201) |
Yea |
| Sept. 4, 1997 | H Amdt 314 | Army School of the Americas amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (210 - 217) |
Yea |
| Sept. 4, 1997 | H Amdt 318 | International Family Planning amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (234 - 191) |
Nay |
| Sept. 4, 1997 | HR 2159 | Foreign Operations FY98 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (375 - 49) |
Yea |
| July 31, 1997 | HR 2014 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (389 - 43) |
Yea |
| July 30, 1997 | HR 2015 | Budget Reconciliation bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (346 - 85) |
Yea |
| July 29, 1997 | HR 2266 | Defense Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (322 - 105) |
Yea |
| July 28, 1997 | HR 2209 | FY 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (214 - 203) |
Nay |
| July 24, 1997 | H Amdt 271 | Tobacco Crops Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (209 - 216) |
Yea |
| July 24, 1997 | HR 2160 | Agriculture FY98 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (392 - 32) |
Yea |
| July 22, 1997 | H Res 175 | Republic of Congo Elections | Resolution Failed - House (279 - 147) |
Yea |
| July 15, 1997 | HR 2107 | Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (238 - 192) |
Yea |
| June 26, 1997 | HR 2014 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Bill Passed - House (253 - 179) |
Nay |
| June 25, 1997 | HR 1119 | Defense Department FY98-99 Authorization bill | Bill Passed - House (304 - 120) |
Nay |
| June 25, 1997 | HR 2015 | Budget Reconciliation bill | Bill Passed - House (270 - 162) |
Yea |
| June 24, 1997 | H Amdt 203 | Bosnia Deployment Termination Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (278 - 148) |
Nay |
| June 24, 1997 | H Amdt 204 | Bosnia Deployment Extension Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 231) |
Nay |
| June 24, 1997 | H J Res 79 | China Most-Favored-Nation Resolution | Joint Resolution Failed - House (173 - 259) |
Nay |
| June 23, 1997 | H Amdt 192 | Border Defense Personnel Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (269 - 119) |
Nay |
| June 23, 1997 | H Amdt 198 | B-2 Bomber Program Termination Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (209 - 216) |
Yea |
| June 19, 1997 | H Amdt 187 | Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 224) |
Yea |
| June 12, 1997 | H J Res 54 | Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - House (310 - 114) |
Yea |
| June 12, 1997 | HR 1871 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (348 - 74) |
Yea |
| June 5, 1997 | H Con Res 84 | Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 | Conference Report Adopted - House (327 - 97) |
Yea |
| June 5, 1997 | HR 1469 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (220 - 201) |
Nay |
| June 4, 1997 | H Amdt 138 | U.S. Withdrawal from the U.N. Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (54 - 369) |
Nay |
| May 21, 1997 | H Con Res 84 | Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 | Resolution Passed - House (333 - 99) |
Yea |
| May 16, 1997 | HR 1385 | Training Programs bill | Bill Passed - House (343 - 60) |
Yea |
| May 15, 1997 | HR 1469 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (244 - 178) |
Yea |
| May 14, 1997 | HR 2 | Public Housing bill | Bill Passed - House (293 - 132) |
Yea |
| May 8, 1997 | HR 3 | Juvenile Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (286 - 132) |
Yea |
| May 7, 1997 | H Amdt 71 | Endangered Species Act Exemption Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (227 - 196) |
Yea |
| April 10, 1997 | HR 1003 | Assisted Suicide Bill | Bill Passed - House (398 - 16) |
Yea |
| April 10, 1997 | HR 1270 | Nuclear Waste Disposal bill | House | Co-sponsor |
| March 20, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Bill Passed - House (295 - 136) |
Yea |
| March 19, 1997 | HR 1 | Compensatory Time Bill | Bill Passed - House (222 - 210) |
Nay |
| March 12, 1997 | H Res 89 | Balanced Budget Request resolution | Resolution Passed - House (231 - 197) |
Nay |
| March 5, 1997 | H Con Res 31 | Display of the Ten Commandments | Resolution Passed - House (295 - 125) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 1997 | HR 581 | Population Planning Bill | Bill Passed - House (231 - 194) |
Nay |
| Feb. 12, 1997 | H J Res 2 | Term Limits Resolution | Joint Resolution Failed - House (217 - 211) |
Nay |
| Jan. 21, 1997 | H Res 31 | Ethics Report on Newt Gingrich | Resolution Passed - House (395 - 28) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 1996 | HR 3610 | Omnibus FY97 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (370 - 37) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 1996 | HR 3539 | Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 | Conference Report Adopted - House (218 - 198) |
Nay |
| Sept. 25, 1996 | HR 2202 | Immigration Reform bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (305 - 123) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 1996 | HR 3666 | Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (388 - 25) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Description of Key Votes
Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill. Summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to the project's strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
