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House roll call 85 (1997): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR400

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House roll call 85 (1997): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR400

1997-04-17 · HR400

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  1. The bill: HR400
  2. What was asked: On Agreeing to the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Failed on 1997-04-17 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record

Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment · H.R.400 BY COBLE (R-NC) -- 21ST CENTURY PATENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT ACT PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE MODERNIZATION ACT EXAMINING PROCEDURE IMPROVEMENTS ACT PROTECTION FOR PRIOR DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL AND RESEARCH USERS OF PATENTED TECHNOLOGIES ACT ENHANCED PROTECTION OF INVENTORS' RIGHTS ACT IMPROVED REEXAMINATION PROCEDURES ACT (HOUSE REJECTED THE ROHRABACHER AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A 17-YEAR PATENT TERM FROM THE DATE THE PATENT IS GRANTED OR 20 YEARS FROM THE DATE THE PATENT APPLICATION IS FILED; PROVIDE THAT PATENT APPLICATIONS CAN BE PUBLISHED ONLY IF THE INFORMATION IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN OTHER COUNTRIES AT THE TIME IT IS FILED IN THE UNITED STATES, THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PATENT AND TRADE OFFICE (PTO) FOR FIVE YEARS OR LONGER AND PTO DETERMINES THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST SERVED BY PUBLICATION, OR THE INVENTOR DELIBERATELY WITHHOLDS PUBLICATION OF THE PATENT; PROVIDE FOR PATENT EXAMINER TRAINING; REQUIRE THAT USER FEES BE USED ONLY FOR THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; AND SPECIFY THAT CONTRACTS BETWEEN MARKETING COMPANIES AND INVENTORS CONTAIN STANDARDIZED DISCLOSURES.)

Result: Failed · Yea 178 · Nay 227 · Present 0 · Not voting 28 (majority 1/2)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat5413814
Independent100
Republican1238914

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
YOUNG, Donald EdwinAKRYea
ADERHOLT, RobertALRNay
BACHUS, Spencer T., IIIALRYea
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon (Sonny)ALRNot Voting
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.ALDYea
EVERETT, Robert TerryALRYea
HILLIARD, Earl FrederickALDNay
RILEY, RobertALRYea
BERRY, Robert MarionARDNay
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.ARRNay
HUTCHINSON, AsaARRYea
SNYDER, Victor F.ARDYea
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.AZRYea
KOLBE, James ThomasAZRNay
PASTOR, EdAZDNay
SALMON, Matthew JamesAZRYea
SHADEGG, John B.AZRYea
STUMP, Robert LeeAZRYea
BECERRA, XavierCADNay
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCADNay
BILBRAY, Brian P.CARNay
BONO, SonnyCARYea
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.CADNay
CALVERT, KenCARYea
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.CARYea
CAPPS, Walter HoldenCADNay
CONDIT, Gary AdrianCADYea
COX, Charles ChristopherCARYea
CUNNINGHAM, Randall (Duke)CARYea
DELLUMS, Ronald V.CADYea
DIXON, Julian CareyCADYea
DOOLEY, Calvin M.CADNay
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCARYea
DREIER, David TimothyCARNot Voting
ESHOO, Anna GeorgesCADNay
FARR, SamCADNay
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.CADNay
FILNER, BobCADYea
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CARYea
HARMAN, Jane L.CADNot Voting
HERGER, Walter William (Wally)CARYea
HORN, John Stephen (Steve)CARNay
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCARYea
KIM, Jay C.CARYea
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCADNay
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy (Jerry)CARYea
LOFGREN, ZoeCADNay
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.CADYea
MATSUI, Robert T.CADNay
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JuanitaCADNot Voting
MILLER, GeorgeCADYea
McKEON, Howard P. (Buck)CARYea
PACKARD, Ronald C.CARNay
PELOSI, NancyCADNay
POMBO, Richard WilliamCARYea
RADANOVICH, George P.CARYea
RIGGS, Frank D.CARYea
ROGAN, James E.CARNay
ROHRABACHER, DanaCARYea
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LucilleCADNay
ROYCE, Edward RandallCARYea
SANCHEZ, LorettaCADNay
SHERMAN, BradCADYea
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CADNay
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCADNay
THOMAS, William MarshallCARYea
TORRES, Esteban EdwardCADNay
WATERS, MaxineCADYea
WAXMAN, Henry ArnoldCADNay
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CADNay
DEGETTE, DianaCODNot Voting
HEFLEY, Joel M.CORYea
McINNIS, ScottCORYea
SCHAEFER, DanielCORNot Voting
SCHAFFER, Robert W.CORYea
SKAGGS, David EvansCODNay
DeLAURO, Rosa L.CTDNay
GEJDENSON, SamuelCTDNay
JOHNSON, Nancy LeeCTRNay
KENNELLY, Barbara BaileyCTDNay
MALONEY, James H.CTDYea
SHAYS, Christopher H.CTRNay
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDERNay
BILIRAKIS, MichaelFLRYea
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FLDNay
BROWN, CorrineFLDNay
CANADY, Charles TerranceFLRNay
DAVIS, JimFLDNay
DEUTSCH, Peter R.FLDNay
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFLRYea
FOLEY, Mark A.FLRYea
FOWLER, Tillie KiddFLRYea
GOSS, Porter J.FLRYea
HASTINGS, Alcee LamarFLDNay
MEEK, Carrie P.FLDNay
MICA, John L.FLRYea
MILLER, DanielFLRYea
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr. (Bill)FLRNay
ROS-LEHTINEN, IleanaFLRYea
SCARBOROUGH, Charles JosephFLRYea
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.FLRNay
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFLRYea
THURMAN, Karen L.FLDNay
WELDON, David JosephFLRNay
WEXLER, RobertFLDNay
YOUNG, Charles William (Bill)FLRNay
BARR, BobGARYea
BISHOP, Sanford Dixon, Jr.GADNay
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARYea
COLLINS, Michael Allen (Mac)GARYea
DEAL, John NathanGARYea
KINGSTON, JackGARYea
LEWIS, John R.GADNay
LINDER, John ElmerGARNay
McKINNEY, Cynthia AnnGADYea
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.GARYea
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHIDYea
MINK, Patsy TakemotoHIDYea
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IADNay
GANSKE, GregIARNay
LATHAM, ThomasIARNay
LEACH, James Albert SmithIARYea
NUSSLE, James AllenIARNay
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.IDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.ILDNay
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisILDNot Voting
CRANE, Philip MillerILRNot Voting
DAVIS, Danny K.ILDNay
EVANS, Lane AllenILDNay
EWING, Thomas W.ILRNay
FAWELL, Harris W.ILRNay
GUTIÉRREZ, Luis V.ILDNay
HASTERT, John DennisILRNay
HYDE, Henry JohnILRNay
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.ILDYea
LAHOOD, Ray H.ILRYea
LIPINSKI, William OliverILDYea
MANZULLO, Donald A.ILRYea
PORTER, John EdwardILRNay
POSHARD, GlennILDYea
RUSH, Bobby L.ILDNay
SHIMKUS, John M.ILRNay
WELLER, Gerald C. (Jerry)ILRNay
YATES, Sidney RichardILDNay
BURTON, Danny LeeINRYea
BUYER, Stephen EarleINRNay
CARSON, Julia MayINDNay
HAMILTON, Lee HerbertINDNay
HOSTETTLER, John NathanINRYea
McINTOSH, David MartinINRYea
PEASE, Edward AllanINRNay
ROEMER, Timothy JohnINDNay
SOUDER, Mark EdwardINRYea
VISCLOSKY, PeterINDNay
MORAN, JerryKSRYea
RYUN, JimKSRYea
SNOWBARGER, Vincent K.KSRYea
TIAHRT, ToddKSRYea
BAESLER, Henry Scott (Scotty)KYDNay
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRNot Voting
LEWIS, RonKYRYea
NORTHUP, Anne MeagherKYRNay
ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal)KYRNay
WHITFIELD, Wayne Edward (Ed)KYRYea
BAKER, Richard HughLARNot Voting
COOKSEY, JohnLARYea
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLADNay
JOHN, ChristopherLADNay
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.LARYea
MCCRERY, James O., IIILARNot Voting
TAUZIN, Wilbert Joseph (Billy)LARNay
DELAHUNT, BillMADNay
FRANK, BarneyMADNay
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, IIMADNay
MARKEY, Edward JohnMADNay
MEEHAN, Martin ThomasMADNay
MOAKLEY, John JosephMADNay
McGOVERN, James P.MADNay
NEAL, Richard EdmundMADNay
OLVER, John WalterMADYea
TIERNEY, John F.MADNay
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMDRYea
CARDIN, Benjamin LouisMDDYea
CUMMINGS, Elijah EugeneMDDNay
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.MDRNay
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMDRNay
HOYER, Steny HamiltonMDDYea
MORELLA, Constance A.MDRNay
WYNN, Albert RussellMDDNay
ALLEN, Thomas H.MEDNay
BALDACCI, John EliasMEDYea
BARCIA, James A.MIDYea
BONIOR, David EdwardMIDYea
CAMP, David LeeMIRNay
CONYERS, John, Jr.MIDNay
DINGELL, John David, Jr.MIDNay
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMIRNay
HOEKSTRA, PeterMIRNay
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMIDYea
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMIDNay
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMIRNay
LEVIN, Sander MartinMIDNay
RIVERS, Lynn NancyMIDYea
SMITH, Nick H.MIRYea
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDNay
STUPAK, Bart T.MIDNay
UPTON, Frederick StephenMIRNay
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.MNRNay
LUTHER, William PaulMNDNay
MINGE, David R.MNDNay
OBERSTAR, James LouisMNDYea
PETERSON, Collin ClarkMNDNay
RAMSTAD, James (Jim)MNRNay
SABO, Martin OlavMNDNay
VENTO, Bruce FrankMNDNay
BLUNT, RoyMORNay
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.MODNot Voting
DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat)MODYea
EMERSON, Jo AnnMORYea
GEPHARDT, Richard AndrewMODYea
HULSHOF, KennyMORYea
McCARTHY, KarenMODNay
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV (Ike)MODNay
TALENT, James MatthesMORYea
PARKER, Michael (Mike)MSRYea
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.MSRYea
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene (Gene)MSDNay
THOMPSON, BennieMSDNay
WICKER, Roger F.MSRNay
HILL, RickMTRYea
BALLENGER, CassNCRYea
BURR, Richard M.NCRNay
CLAYTON, Eva M.NCDYea
COBLE, HowardNCRNay
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NCDNot Voting
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel (Bill)NCDNay
JONES, Walter Beaman, Jr.NCRYea
MYRICK, SueNCRYea
McINTYRE, MikeNCDYea
PRICE, David EugeneNCDNay
TAYLOR, Charles HartNCRYea
WATT, Melvin L.NCDNay
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIINDDNay
BARRETT, William E.NERNot Voting
BEREUTER, Douglas KentNERYea
CHRISTENSEN, Jon LynnNERYea
BASS, Charles FosterNHRNay
SUNUNU, John E.NHRYea
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJDNot Voting
FRANKS, Robert DouglasNJRNay
FRELINGHUYSEN, Rodney P.NJRNay
LoBIONDO, Frank A.NJRYea
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDYea
PALLONE, Frank, Jr.NJDYea
PAPPAS, Michael JamesNJRYea
PASCRELL, William J., Jr.NJDYea
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJDYea
ROTHMAN, StevenNJDNay
ROUKEMA, Margaret ScafatiNJRNay
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJRYea
SMITH, Christopher HenryNJRYea
SCHIFF, Steven HarveyNMRNot Voting
SKEEN, Joseph RichardNMRNay
ENSIGN, John EricNVRYea
GIBBONS, James A.NVRYea
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNYDNay
BOEHLERT, Sherwood LouisNYRNay
ENGEL, Eliot LanceNYDNay
FLAKE, Floyd HaroldNYDNot Voting
FORBES, Michael PatrickNYRYea
GILMAN, Benjamin ArthurNYRNay
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNYDNot Voting
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.NYRNay
KELLY, Sue W.NYRNay
KING, Peter T.NYRYea
LAZIO, Enrico A. (Rick)NYRYea
LOWEY, Nita M.NYDNay
LaFALCE, John JosephNYDNay
MALONEY, Carolyn BosherNYDNay
MANTON, Thomas J.NYDNay
MCCARTHY, CarolynNYDYea
MOLINARI, SusanNYRYea
McHUGH, John MichaelNYRYea
McNULTY, Michael RobertNYDYea
NADLER, Jerrold LewisNYDNay
OWENS, Major Robert OdellNYDNay
PAXON, L. WilliamNYRNay
QUINN, John Francis (Jack)NYRNay
RANGEL, Charles B.NYDNay
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDNay
SERRANO, José E.NYDNay
SLAUGHTER, Louise McIntoshNYDNay
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks HuntNYRYea
TOWNS, EdolphusNYDNot Voting
VELÁZQUEZ, Nydia M.NYDNay
WALSH, James T.NYRYea
BOEHNER, John AndrewOHRNay
BROWN, SherrodOHDYea
CHABOT, SteveOHRNay
GILLMOR, Paul EugeneOHRYea
HALL, Tony PatrickOHDNay
HOBSON, David LeeOHRNay
KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy)OHDYea
KASICH, John RichardOHRNay
KUCINICH, DennisOHDYea
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OHRYea
NEY, Robert WilliamOHRYea
OXLEY, Michael GarverOHRNay
PORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob)OHRNay
PRYCE, Deborah D.OHRNay
REGULA, Ralph StrausOHRYea
SAWYER, Thomas CharlesOHDNay
STOKES, LouisOHDNay
STRICKLAND, TedOHDYea
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.OHDYea
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRYea
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.OKRYea
LARGENT, SteveOKRYea
LUCAS, Frank D.OKRYea
WATKINS, Wesley WadeOKRNay
WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr. (J. C.)OKRYea
BLUMENAUER, EarlORDNot Voting
DeFAZIO, Peter AnthonyORDYea
FURSE, ElizabethORDNay
HOOLEY, DarleneORDNay
SMITH, Robert FreemanORRNay
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.PADNot Voting
COYNE, William JosephPADYea
DOYLE, Michael F.PADYea
ENGLISH, Philip SheridanPARYea
FATTAH, ChakaPADNay
FOGLIETTA, Thomas MichaelPADNot Voting
FOX, Jon D.PARNay
GEKAS, George WilliamPARNay
GOODLING, William FranklinPARYea
GREENWOOD, James CharlesPARNay
HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy (Tim)PADNay
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PADNay
KLINK, RonaldPADYea
MASCARA, Frank R.PADYea
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.PADNay
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PADYea
McDADE, Joseph MichaelPARYea
PETERSON, JohnPARNay
PITTS, Joseph R.PARNay
SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud)PARNay
WELDON, Wayne Curtis (Curt)PARNay
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRIDNay
WEYGAND, Robert A.RIDYea
CLYBURN, James EnosSCDNay
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRYea
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSCRNay
SANFORD, MarkSCRYea
SPENCE, Floyd DavidsonSCRYea
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SCDNay
THUNE, JohnSDRYea
BRYANT, EdTNRNay
CLEMENT, Robert NelsonTNDNay
DUNCAN, John J., Jr.TNRYea
FORD, Harold, Jr.TNDNay
GORDON, Barton JenningsTNDNay
HILLEARY, VanTNRYea
JENKINS, William LewisTNRNay
TANNER, John S.TNDNay
WAMP, Zachary PaulTNRYea
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.TXRNay
ARMEY, Richard KeithTXRNay
BARTON, Joe LinusTXRNot Voting
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.TXDNay
BONILLA, HenryTXRYea
BRADY, Kevin PatrickTXRNay
COMBEST, Larry EdTXRYea
DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, IITXDNay
DeLAY, Thomas DaleTXRNay
EDWARDS, Thomas Chester (Chet)TXDNay
FROST, Jonas MartinTXDNay
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.TXDNay
GRANGER, KayTXRNay
GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene)TXDNay
HALL, Ralph MoodyTXDNay
HINOJOSA, RubénTXDNay
JACKSON LEE, SheilaTXDYea
JOHNSON, Eddie BerniceTXDNay
JOHNSON, SamTXRNot Voting
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.TXDNay
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TXDYea
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTXRYea
REYES, SilvestreTXDNay
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TXDNay
SANDLIN, Max A.TXDNay
SESSIONS, PeteTXRYea
SMITH, Lamar SeeligsonTXRNay
STENHOLM, Charles WalterTXDNay
THORNBERRY, William McClellan (Mac)TXRYea
TURNER, JimTXDNay
CANNON, Christopher B.UTRNay
COOK, MerrillUTRYea
HANSEN, James VearUTRYea
BATEMAN, Herbert HarvellVARNay
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.VARNay
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VADNay
DAVIS, Thomas M., IIIVARNay
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.VADYea
GOODLATTE, Robert WilliamVARNay
MORAN, James P.VADNay
PICKETT, Owen BradfordVADNay
SCOTT, Robert C.VADNay
SISISKY, NormanVADNay
WOLF, Frank RudolphVARNay
SANDERS, BernardVTIYea
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWADNot Voting
DUNN, Jennifer BlackburnWARNot Voting
HASTINGS, Richard Norman (Doc)WARYea
MCDERMOTT, James A.WADNay
METCALF, JackWARYea
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.WARNay
SMITH, AdamWADNay
SMITH, LindaWARYea
WHITE, Richard Alan (Rick)WARNay
BARRETT, Thomas M.WIDYea
JOHNSON, Jay W.WIDNay
KIND, RonWIDNay
KLECZKA, Gerald DanielWIDYea
KLUG, Scott L.WIRNot Voting
NEUMANN, Mark W.WIRYea
OBEY, David RossWIDYea
PETRI, Thomas EvertWIRYea
SENSENBRENNER, Frank James, Jr.WIRNot Voting
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWVDNay
RAHALL, Nick Joe, IIWVDNay
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.WVDNay
CUBIN, Barbara L.WYRYea

President's position (not a member vote)

CLINTON, William Jefferson (Bill) (D): Not Voting

Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.

Source: Voteview (UCLA), 105th Congress (roll call file) · official record: Clerk vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:52:08Z

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