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House roll call 81 (1991): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7

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House roll call 81 (1991): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7

1991-05-08 · HR7

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  1. The bill: HR7
  2. What was asked: On Agreeing to the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Failed on 1991-05-08 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record

Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment · (HOUSE REJECTED THE STAGGERS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ESTABLISH A TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR DEALERS OF FIREARMS TO CALL FOR A BACKGROUND CHECK ON PROSPECTIVE BUYERS OF HANDGUNS; PROVIDE THAT IF, AFTER 24 HOURS THAT INFORMATION CANNOT BE OBTAINED, THE SALE MAY BE COMPLETED; ESTABLISH REGULATIONS TO CONFIRM THAT THE CALLER OF THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS A LICENSED SELLER; PROVIDE THAT PROSPECTIVE BUYERS REJECTED FROM PURCHASING A HANDGUN MAY REQUEST THE REASONS FOR SAME FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MUST REPLY WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE REQUEST; PROVIDE THAT A SELLER'S LICENSE MAY BE REVOKED, SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS, OR THAT THE SELLER MAY BE FINED $5,000 IF THE SELLER KNOWINGLY FAILS TO CALL, AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECORDS THAT THE PURCHASER WAS PROHIBITED FROM PURCHASING THE GUN; AND PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THOSE PENALTIES, INCLUDING IN THE CASES WHERE TELEPHONE SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE OR IMPAIRED; WHERE STATES ALREADY HAVE TOLL FREE RECORD CHECKS OR OTHER BACKGROUND CHECK AND HAVE APPROVED THE SALE; WHEN THE BUYER HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS TO BUY A RESTRICTED FIREARM; AND WHEN THE BUYER HAS A STATE OR LOCAL PERMIT TO PURCHASE AND/OR CARRY A FIREARM.)

Result: Failed · Yea 193 · Nay 234 · Present 0 · Not voting 3 (majority 1/2)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat851782
Independent100
Republican107561

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
YOUNG, Donald EdwinAKRYea
BEVILL, TomALDYea
BROWDER, John GlenALDYea
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon (Sonny)ALRYea
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.ALDYea
DICKINSON, William LouisALRYea
ERDREICH, BenALDYea
HARRIS, Claude, Jr.ALDYea
ALEXANDER, William Vollie (Bill), Jr.ARDYea
ANTHONY, Beryl Franklin, Jr.ARDNay
HAMMERSCHMIDT, John PaulARRYea
THORNTON, Raymond Hoyt (Ray), Jr.ARDYea
KOLBE, James ThomasAZRYea
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRYea
RHODES, John Jacob, IIIAZRYea
STUMP, Robert LeeAZRYea
ANDERSON, Glenn MalcolmCADNay
BEILENSON, Anthony CharlesCADNay
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCADNay
BOXER, BarbaraCADNay
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.CADNay
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.CARNay
CONDIT, Gary AdrianCADYea
COX, Charles ChristopherCARNay
CUNNINGHAM, Randall (Duke)CARYea
DANNEMEYER, William EdwinCARYea
DELLUMS, Ronald V.CADNay
DIXON, Julian CareyCADNay
DOOLEY, Calvin M.CADNay
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCARYea
DORNAN, Robert KennethCARYea
DREIER, David TimothyCARYea
DYMALLY, Mervyn MalcolmCADNay
EDWARDS, William Donlon (Don)CADNay
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.CADNay
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CARYea
HERGER, Walter William (Wally)CARYea
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCARYea
LAGOMARSINO, Robert JohnCARYea
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCADNay
LEHMAN, Richard HenryCADNay
LEVINE, Meldon EdisesCADNay
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy (Jerry)CARYea
LOWERY, William DavidCARYea
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.CADNay
MATSUI, Robert T.CADNay
MILLER, GeorgeCADNay
MINETA, Norman Y.CADNay
MOORHEAD, Carlos JohnCARYea
McCANDLESS, Alfred A.CARYea
PACKARD, Ronald C.CARYea
PANETTA, Leon EdwardCADNay
PELOSI, NancyCADNay
RIGGS, Frank D.CARNay
ROHRABACHER, DanaCARYea
ROYBAL, Edward R.CADNot Voting
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CADNay
THOMAS, William MarshallCARYea
TORRES, Esteban EdwardCADNay
WATERS, MaxineCADNay
WAXMAN, Henry ArnoldCADNay
ALLARD, A. WayneCORYea
CAMPBELL, Ben NighthorseCODYea
HEFLEY, Joel M.CORYea
SCHAEFER, DanielCORYea
SCHROEDER, Patricia ScottCODNay
SKAGGS, David EvansCODNay
DeLAURO, Rosa L.CTDNay
FRANKS, Gary A.CTRYea
GEJDENSON, SamuelCTDNay
JOHNSON, Nancy LeeCTRNay
KENNELLY, Barbara BaileyCTDNay
SHAYS, Christopher H.CTRNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDNay
BACCHUS, JamesFLDNay
BENNETT, Charles EdwardFLDNay
BILIRAKIS, MichaelFLRNay
FASCELL, Dante BrunoFLDNay
GIBBONS, Sam MelvilleFLDNay
GOSS, Porter J.FLRNay
HUTTO, Earl DewittFLDYea
IRELAND, Andrew Poysell (Andy)FLRYea
JAMES, Craig T.FLRNay
JOHNSTON, Harry A., IIFLDNay
LEHMAN, WilliamFLDNot Voting
LEWIS, Thomas F.FLRYea
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr. (Bill)FLRYea
PETERSON, Douglas Brian (Pete)FLDNay
ROS-LEHTINEN, IleanaFLRNay
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.FLRYea
SMITH, Lawrence JackFLDNay
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFLRYea
YOUNG, Charles William (Bill)FLRNay
BARNARD, Druie Douglas, Jr.GADNay
DARDEN, George (Buddy)GADNay
GINGRICH, Newton LeroyGARYea
HATCHER, Charles FloydGADNay
JENKINS, Edgar Lanier (Ed)GADYea
JONES, BenGADNay
LEWIS, John R.GADNay
RAY, Richard BelmontGADNay
ROWLAND, James Roy, Jr.GADYea
THOMAS, Robert LindsayGADYea
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHIDNay
MINK, Patsy TakemotoHIDNay
GRANDY, Frederick LawrenceIARNay
LEACH, James Albert SmithIARNay
LIGHTFOOT, James RossIARYea
NAGLE, David RayIADYea
NUSSLE, James AllenIARNay
SMITH, Neal EdwardIADNay
LaROCCO, LarryIDDYea
STALLINGS, Richard HowardIDDYea
ANNUNZIO, FrankILDNay
BRUCE, Terry LeeILDYea
COLLINS, CardissILDNay
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisILDYea
COX, John W., Jr.ILDNay
CRANE, Philip MillerILRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDNay
EVANS, Lane AllenILDNay
FAWELL, Harris W.ILRNay
HASTERT, John DennisILRYea
HAYES, Charles ArthurILDNay
HYDE, Henry JohnILRNay
LIPINSKI, William OliverILDNay
MICHEL, Robert HenryILRYea
PORTER, John EdwardILRNay
POSHARD, GlennILDYea
ROSTENKOWSKI, Daniel DavidILDNay
RUSSO, Martin AnthonyILDNay
SANGMEISTER, George EdwardILDNay
SAVAGE, GusILDNay
YATES, Sidney RichardILDNay
BURTON, Danny LeeINRYea
HAMILTON, Lee HerbertINDNay
JACOBS, Andrew, Jr.INDNay
JONTZ, James PratherINDYea
LONG, Jill LynetteINDYea
MYERS, John ThomasINRYea
McCLOSKEY, Francis XavierINDNay
ROEMER, Timothy JohnINDNay
SHARP, Philip RileyINDNay
VISCLOSKY, PeterINDNay
GLICKMAN, Daniel RobertKSDNay
MEYERS, JanKSRNay
NICHOLS, RichardKSRYea
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRYea
SLATTERY, James CharlesKSDYea
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRYea
HOPKINS, Larry JonesKYRYea
HUBBARD, Carroll, Jr.KYDYea
MAZZOLI, Romano LouisKYDNay
NATCHER, William HustonKYDYea
PERKINS, Carl ChristopherKYDYea
ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal)KYRYea
BAKER, Richard HughLARYea
HAYES, James AllisonLADYea
HOLLOWAY, Clyde CecilLARYea
HUCKABY, Thomas JeraldLADYea
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLADNay
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.LARYea
MCCRERY, James O., IIILARYea
TAUZIN, Wilbert Joseph (Billy)LADYea
ATKINS, Chester GreenoughMADNay
DONNELLY, Brian JosephMADNay
EARLY, Joseph DanielMADNay
FRANK, BarneyMADNay
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, IIMADNay
MARKEY, Edward JohnMADNay
MAVROULES, Nicholas JamesMADNay
MOAKLEY, John JosephMADNay
NEAL, Richard EdmundMADNay
STUDDS, Gerry EastmanMADNay
BENTLEY, Helen DelichMDRNay
BYRON, Beverly Barton ButcherMDDYea
CARDIN, Benjamin LouisMDDNay
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMDRNay
HOYER, Steny HamiltonMDDNay
MFUME, KweisiMDDNay
MORELLA, Constance A.MDRNay
McMILLEN, Charles ThomasMDDNay
ANDREWS, Thomas HiramMEDNay
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERYea
BONIOR, David EdwardMIDNay
BROOMFIELD, William S.MIRNay
CAMP, David LeeMIRYea
CARR, Milton Robert (Bob)MIDYea
COLLINS, Barbara-RoseMIDNay
CONYERS, John, Jr.MIDNay
DAVIS, Robert WilliamMIRYea
DINGELL, John David, Jr.MIDYea
FORD, William DavidMIDNay
HENRY, Paul B.MIRNay
HERTEL, Dennis MarkMIDNay
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMIDNay
LEVIN, Sander MartinMIDNay
PURSELL, Carl DuaneMIRNay
TRAXLER, Jerome BobMIDYea
UPTON, Frederick StephenMIRNay
VANDER JAGT, Guy AdrianMIRYea
WOLPE, Howard Eliot, IIIMIDNay
OBERSTAR, James LouisMNDYea
PENNY, Timothy JosephMNDNay
PETERSON, Collin ClarkMNDYea
RAMSTAD, James (Jim)MNRYea
SABO, Martin OlavMNDNay
SIKORSKI, Gerald EdwardMNDNay
VENTO, Bruce FrankMNDNay
WEBER, John Vincent (Vin)MNRYea
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.MODNay
COLEMAN, Earl ThomasMORNay
EMERSON, Norvell William (Bill)MORYea
GEPHARDT, Richard AndrewMODNay
HANCOCK, Melton D. (Mel)MORYea
HORN, Joan KellyMODNay
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV (Ike)MODYea
VOLKMER, Harold LeeMODYea
WHEAT, Alan DupreeMODNay
ESPY, Alphonso Michael (Mike)MSDYea
MONTGOMERY, Gillespie V. (Sonny)MSDYea
PARKER, Michael (Mike)MSDYea
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene (Gene)MSDYea
WHITTEN, Jamie LloydMSDYea
MARLENEE, Ronald CharlesMTRYea
WILLIAMS, John PatrickMTDYea
BALLENGER, CassNCRYea
COBLE, HowardNCRYea
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel (Bill)NCDYea
JONES, Walter Beaman, Sr.NCDYea
LANCASTER, H. MartinNCDYea
McMILLAN, John Alexander, III (Alex)NCRNay
NEAL, Stephen LybrookNCDYea
PRICE, David EugeneNCDNay
ROSE, Charles Grandison, IIINCDNay
TAYLOR, Charles HartNCRYea
VALENTINE, Itimous Thaddeus (Tim), Jr.NCDNay
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDYea
BARRETT, William E.NERYea
BEREUTER, Douglas KentNERYea
HOAGLAND, Peter J.NEDNay
SWETT, RichardNHDYea
ZELIFF, William H., Jr.NHRYea
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJDNay
DWYER, Bernard JamesNJDNay
GALLO, Dean AndersonNJRNay
GUARINI, Frank Joseph, Jr.NJDNay
HUGHES, William JohnNJDNay
PALLONE, Frank, Jr.NJDNay
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJDNay
RINALDO, Matthew JohnNJRNay
ROE, Robert A.NJDNay
ROUKEMA, Margaret ScafatiNJRNay
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJRNay
SMITH, Christopher HenryNJRNay
TORRICELLI, Robert GuyNJDNay
ZIMMER, RichardNJRYea
RICHARDSON, BillNMDYea
SCHIFF, Steven HarveyNMRNay
SKEEN, Joseph RichardNMRYea
BILBRAY, James HubertNVDYea
VUCANOVICH, Barbara FarrellNVRYea
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNYDNay
BOEHLERT, Sherwood LouisNYRNay
DOWNEY, Thomas JosephNYDNay
ENGEL, Eliot LanceNYDNay
FISH, Hamilton, Jr.NYRNay
FLAKE, Floyd HaroldNYDNay
GILMAN, Benjamin ArthurNYRNay
GREEN, Sedgwick William (Bill)NYRNay
HOCHBRUECKNER, George JosephNYDNay
HORTON, Frank JeffersonNYRYea
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.NYRYea
LENT, Norman FrederickNYRNay
LOWEY, Nita M.NYDNay
LaFALCE, John JosephNYDNay
MANTON, Thomas J.NYDNay
MARTIN, David O'BrienNYRNot Voting
MOLINARI, SusanNYRNay
MRAZEK, Robert JanNYDNay
McGRATH, Raymond JosephNYRNay
McHUGH, Matthew FrancisNYDNay
McNULTY, Michael RobertNYDNay
NOWAK, Henry JamesNYDNay
OWENS, Major Robert OdellNYDNay
PAXON, L. WilliamNYRYea
RANGEL, Charles B.NYDNay
SCHEUER, James HaasNYDNay
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDNay
SERRANO, José E.NYDNay
SLAUGHTER, Louise McIntoshNYDNay
SOLARZ, Stephen JoshuaNYDNay
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks HuntNYRYea
TOWNS, EdolphusNYDNay
WALSH, James T.NYRNay
WEISS, Theodore S.NYDNay
APPLEGATE, Douglas EarlOHDYea
BOEHNER, John AndrewOHRYea
ECKART, Dennis EdwardOHDNay
FEIGHAN, Edward FarrellOHDNay
GILLMOR, Paul EugeneOHRYea
GRADISON, Willis David, Jr.OHRNay
HALL, Tony PatrickOHDNay
HOBSON, David LeeOHRYea
KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy)OHDNay
KASICH, John RichardOHRYea
LUKEN, Charles J.OHDNay
MILLER, Clarence E.OHRYea
McEWEN, BobOHRYea
OAKAR, Mary RoseOHDNay
OXLEY, Michael GarverOHRNay
PEASE, Donald JamesOHDNay
REGULA, Ralph StrausOHRNay
SAWYER, Thomas CharlesOHDNay
STOKES, LouisOHDNay
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.OHDNay
WYLIE, Chalmers PangburnOHRNay
BREWSTER, William K.OKDYea
EDWARDS, Marvin Henry (Mickey)OKRYea
ENGLISH, Glenn Lee, Jr.OKDYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
McCURDY, David KeithOKDNay
SYNAR, Michael LynnOKDNay
AUCOIN, LesORDNay
DeFAZIO, Peter AnthonyORDYea
KOPETSKI, Michael J.ORDYea
SMITH, Robert FreemanORRYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDNay
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.PADNay
CLINGER, William Floyd, Jr.PARYea
COUGHLIN, Robert LawrencePARNay
COYNE, William JosephPADNay
FOGLIETTA, Thomas MichaelPADNay
GAYDOS, Joseph MatthewPADYea
GEKAS, George WilliamPARYea
GOODLING, William FranklinPARNay
GRAY, William Herbert, IIIPADNay
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PADYea
KOLTER, Joseph PaulPADYea
KOSTMAYER, Peter HoustonPADNay
MURPHY, Austin JohnPADNay
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PADYea
McDADE, Joseph MichaelPARNay
RIDGE, Thomas JosephPARYea
RITTER, Donald LawrencePARYea
SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick)PARYea
SCHULZE, Richard TaylorPARYea
SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud)PARYea
WALKER, Robert SmithPARYea
WELDON, Wayne Curtis (Curt)PARNay
YATRON, GusPADYea
MACHTLEY, Ronald K.RIRNay
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDNay
DERRICK, Butler Carson, Jr.SCDNay
PATTERSON, Elizabeth J.SCDYea
RAVENEL, Arthur, Jr.SCRYea
SPENCE, Floyd DavidsonSCRYea
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SCDNay
TALLON, Robert Mooneyhan, Jr. (Robin)SCDYea
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDYea
CLEMENT, Robert NelsonTNDNay
COOPER, James Hayes ShofnerTNDNay
DUNCAN, John J., Jr.TNRYea
FORD, Harold EugeneTNDNay
GORDON, Barton JenningsTNDNay
LLOYD, Marilyn LairdTNDNay
QUILLEN, James HenryTNRYea
SUNDQUIST, Donald KennethTNRYea
TANNER, John S.TNDYea
ANDREWS, Michael AllenTXDNay
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.TXRYea
ARMEY, Richard KeithTXRYea
BARTON, Joe LinusTXRYea
BROOKS, Jack BascomTXDYea
BRYANT, John WileyTXDNay
BUSTAMANTE, Albert G.TXDYea
CHAPMAN, JimTXDNay
COLEMAN, Ronald D'EmoryTXDYea
COMBEST, Larry EdTXRYea
DeLAY, Thomas DaleTXRYea
EDWARDS, Thomas Chester (Chet)TXDYea
FIELDS, Jack Milton, Jr.TXRYea
FROST, Jonas MartinTXDNay
GEREN, Preston M. (Pete)TXDYea
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.TXDNay
HALL, Ralph MoodyTXDYea
LAUGHLIN, Gregory H.TXDYea
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TXDYea
PICKLE, James Jarrell (Jake)TXDNay
SARPALIUS, WilliamTXDYea
SMITH, Lamar SeeligsonTXRYea
STENHOLM, Charles WalterTXDNay
WASHINGTON, Craig AnthonyTXDNay
WILSON, CharlesTXDYea
de la GARZA, Eligio, II (Kika)TXDYea
HANSEN, James VearUTRYea
ORTON, WilliamUTDNay
OWENS, Douglas WayneUTDNay
BATEMAN, Herbert HarvellVARNay
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.VARYea
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VADYea
MORAN, James P.VADNay
OLIN, James R.VADYea
PAYNE, Lewis Franklin, Jr.VADYea
PICKETT, Owen BradfordVADYea
SISISKY, NormanVADYea
SLAUGHTER, Daniel French, Jr.VARYea
WOLF, Frank RudolphVARNay
SANDERS, BernardVTIYea
CHANDLER, Rodney DennisWARNay
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWADNay
MCDERMOTT, James A.WADNay
MILLER, John RipinWARNay
MORRISON, Sidney WallaceWARNay
SWIFT, Allan ByronWADNay
UNSOELD, JoleneWADYea
ASPIN, LeslieWIDNay
GUNDERSON, Steven CraigWIRYea
KLECZKA, Gerald DanielWIDNay
KLUG, Scott L.WIRNay
MOODY, JimWIDNay
OBEY, David RossWIDNay
PETRI, Thomas EvertWIRYea
ROTH, Toby A.WIRYea
SENSENBRENNER, Frank James, Jr.WIRNay
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWVDYea
RAHALL, Nick Joe, IIWVDYea
STAGGERS, Harley Orrin, Jr.WVDYea
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.WVDYea
THOMAS, Craig LyleWYRYea

President's position (not a member vote)

BUSH, George Herbert Walker (R): Not Voting

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Source: Voteview (UCLA), 102nd Congress (roll call file) · official record: Clerk vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:52:37Z

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