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House roll call 89 (1997): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR400

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House roll call 89 (1997): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR400

1997-04-23 · 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 1997-04-23 · 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 HUNTER AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE THAT ALL PATENT EXAMINATION AND SEARCH DUTIES SHALL BE PERFORMED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY U.S. CITIZENS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT; REQUIRE PATENT EXAMINERS TO SPEND FIVE PERCENT OF THEIR DUTY TIME PER ANNUM IN EXAMINER TRAINING, ESTABLISHES AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO RETAIN EXAMINERS, AND EXEMPTS THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE OR STATUTORY LIMITS ON FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE POSITIONS OR PERSONNEL.)

Result: Failed · Yea 133 · Nay 280 · Present 0 · Not voting 20 (majority 1/2)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat4714910
Independent100
Republican8513110

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
YOUNG, Donald EdwinAKRYea
ADERHOLT, RobertALRNay
BACHUS, Spencer T., IIIALRYea
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon (Sonny)ALRNay
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.ALDNay
EVERETT, Robert TerryALRYea
HILLIARD, Earl FrederickALDNay
RILEY, RobertALRYea
BERRY, Robert MarionARDNay
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.ARRNay
HUTCHINSON, AsaARRNay
SNYDER, Victor F.ARDNay
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.AZRYea
KOLBE, James ThomasAZRNay
PASTOR, EdAZDNay
SALMON, Matthew JamesAZRYea
SHADEGG, John B.AZRNay
STUMP, Robert LeeAZRYea
BECERRA, XavierCADNay
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCADNay
BILBRAY, Brian P.CARYea
BONO, SonnyCARYea
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.CADNay
CALVERT, KenCARYea
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.CARYea
CAPPS, Walter HoldenCADNay
CONDIT, Gary AdrianCADYea
COX, Charles ChristopherCARNay
CUNNINGHAM, Randall (Duke)CARNay
DELLUMS, Ronald V.CADNay
DIXON, Julian CareyCADNay
DOOLEY, Calvin M.CADNay
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCARYea
DREIER, David TimothyCARNay
ESHOO, Anna GeorgesCADNay
FARR, SamCADNay
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.CADNay
FILNER, BobCADYea
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CARYea
HARMAN, Jane L.CADNay
HERGER, Walter William (Wally)CARYea
HORN, John Stephen (Steve)CARNay
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCARYea
KIM, Jay C.CARNay
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCADNay
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy (Jerry)CARNay
LOFGREN, ZoeCADNay
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.CADYea
MATSUI, Robert T.CADNay
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JuanitaCADNay
MILLER, GeorgeCADYea
McKEON, Howard P. (Buck)CARYea
PACKARD, Ronald C.CARNay
PELOSI, NancyCADNay
POMBO, Richard WilliamCARYea
RADANOVICH, George P.CARYea
RIGGS, Frank D.CARNay
ROGAN, James E.CARNay
ROHRABACHER, DanaCARYea
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LucilleCADNay
ROYCE, Edward RandallCARYea
SANCHEZ, LorettaCADNay
SHERMAN, BradCADNay
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CADYea
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCADNay
THOMAS, William MarshallCARNay
TORRES, Esteban EdwardCADNay
WATERS, MaxineCADYea
WAXMAN, Henry ArnoldCADNay
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CADNay
DEGETTE, DianaCODNay
HEFLEY, Joel M.CORYea
McINNIS, ScottCORYea
SCHAEFER, DanielCORYea
SCHAFFER, Robert W.CORYea
SKAGGS, David EvansCODNay
DeLAURO, Rosa L.CTDNay
GEJDENSON, SamuelCTDNay
JOHNSON, Nancy LeeCTRNay
KENNELLY, Barbara BaileyCTDNay
MALONEY, James H.CTDNay
SHAYS, Christopher H.CTRNay
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDERNay
BILIRAKIS, MichaelFLRYea
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FLDNay
BROWN, CorrineFLDNay
CANADY, Charles TerranceFLRNay
DAVIS, JimFLDNay
DEUTSCH, Peter R.FLDNot Voting
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFLRNot Voting
FOLEY, Mark A.FLRYea
FOWLER, Tillie KiddFLRNay
GOSS, Porter J.FLRYea
HASTINGS, Alcee LamarFLDNay
MEEK, Carrie P.FLDNay
MICA, John L.FLRYea
MILLER, DanielFLRNay
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr. (Bill)FLRNay
ROS-LEHTINEN, IleanaFLRYea
SCARBOROUGH, Charles JosephFLRYea
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.FLRNay
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFLRNay
THURMAN, Karen L.FLDNay
WELDON, David JosephFLRYea
WEXLER, RobertFLDNay
YOUNG, Charles William (Bill)FLRNay
BARR, BobGARYea
BISHOP, Sanford Dixon, Jr.GADNay
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARNay
COLLINS, Michael Allen (Mac)GARNay
DEAL, John NathanGARNay
KINGSTON, JackGARNot Voting
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 SmithIARNay
NUSSLE, James AllenIARNay
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.IDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.ILDNay
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisILDNay
CRANE, Philip MillerILRNay
DAVIS, Danny K.ILDNay
EVANS, Lane AllenILDNay
EWING, Thomas W.ILRYea
FAWELL, Harris W.ILRNay
GUTIÉRREZ, Luis V.ILDYea
HASTERT, John DennisILRNay
HYDE, Henry JohnILRNay
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.ILDNay
LAHOOD, Ray H.ILRNay
LIPINSKI, William OliverILDYea
MANZULLO, Donald A.ILRYea
PORTER, John EdwardILRNay
POSHARD, GlennILDNay
RUSH, Bobby L.ILDNot Voting
SHIMKUS, John M.ILRNay
WELLER, Gerald C. (Jerry)ILRYea
YATES, Sidney RichardILDNot Voting
BURTON, Danny LeeINRYea
BUYER, Stephen EarleINRNay
CARSON, Julia MayINDNay
HAMILTON, Lee HerbertINDNay
HOSTETTLER, John NathanINRYea
McINTOSH, David MartinINRNay
PEASE, Edward AllanINRNay
ROEMER, Timothy JohnINDNay
SOUDER, Mark EdwardINRNay
VISCLOSKY, PeterINDNay
MORAN, JerryKSRYea
RYUN, JimKSRYea
SNOWBARGER, Vincent K.KSRYea
TIAHRT, ToddKSRYea
BAESLER, Henry Scott (Scotty)KYDNay
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRNay
LEWIS, RonKYRYea
NORTHUP, Anne MeagherKYRNay
ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal)KYRNay
WHITFIELD, Wayne Edward (Ed)KYRYea
BAKER, Richard HughLARYea
COOKSEY, JohnLARNay
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLADNay
JOHN, ChristopherLADNay
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.LARNay
MCCRERY, James O., IIILARNay
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 LouisMDDNay
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, PeterMIRNot Voting
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMIDYea
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMIDNot Voting
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMIRNay
LEVIN, Sander MartinMIDNay
RIVERS, Lynn NancyMIDYea
SMITH, Nick H.MIRNay
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.MODNay
DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat)MODYea
EMERSON, Jo AnnMORYea
GEPHARDT, Richard AndrewMODYea
HULSHOF, KennyMORYea
McCARTHY, KarenMODNay
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV (Ike)MODYea
TALENT, James MatthesMORYea
PARKER, Michael (Mike)MSRNay
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.MSRNay
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene (Gene)MSDNot Voting
THOMPSON, BennieMSDNay
WICKER, Roger F.MSRNay
HILL, RickMTRYea
BALLENGER, CassNCRNot Voting
BURR, Richard M.NCRNay
CLAYTON, Eva M.NCDNay
COBLE, HowardNCRNay
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NCDNay
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel (Bill)NCDNay
JONES, Walter Beaman, Jr.NCRYea
MYRICK, SueNCRYea
McINTYRE, MikeNCDNay
PRICE, David EugeneNCDNay
TAYLOR, Charles HartNCRNot Voting
WATT, Melvin L.NCDNay
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIINDDYea
BARRETT, William E.NERNay
BEREUTER, Douglas KentNERNay
CHRISTENSEN, Jon LynnNERNay
BASS, Charles FosterNHRNay
SUNUNU, John E.NHRNay
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJDNot Voting
FRANKS, Robert DouglasNJRNay
FRELINGHUYSEN, Rodney P.NJRNay
LoBIONDO, Frank A.NJRYea
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDNay
PALLONE, Frank, Jr.NJDYea
PAPPAS, Michael JamesNJRYea
PASCRELL, William J., Jr.NJDYea
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJDNay
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 HaroldNYDNay
FORBES, Michael PatrickNYRYea
GILMAN, Benjamin ArthurNYRNay
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNYDNay
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.NYRNay
KELLY, Sue W.NYRNay
KING, Peter T.NYRYea
LAZIO, Enrico A. (Rick)NYRNay
LOWEY, Nita M.NYDNay
LaFALCE, John JosephNYDNay
MALONEY, Carolyn BosherNYDNay
MANTON, Thomas J.NYDNay
MCCARTHY, CarolynNYDYea
MOLINARI, SusanNYRNay
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.NYDNot Voting
WALSH, James T.NYRYea
BOEHNER, John AndrewOHRNay
BROWN, SherrodOHDYea
CHABOT, SteveOHRNay
GILLMOR, Paul EugeneOHRNay
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, TedOHDNay
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, EarlORDNay
DeFAZIO, Peter AnthonyORDYea
FURSE, ElizabethORDNot Voting
HOOLEY, DarleneORDNay
SMITH, Robert FreemanORRNot Voting
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.PADNay
COYNE, William JosephPADNay
DOYLE, Michael F.PADYea
ENGLISH, Philip SheridanPARYea
FATTAH, ChakaPADNay
FOGLIETTA, Thomas MichaelPADNay
FOX, Jon D.PARNay
GEKAS, George WilliamPARNay
GOODLING, William FranklinPARYea
GREENWOOD, James CharlesPARNay
HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy (Tim)PADYea
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PADYea
KLINK, RonaldPADYea
MASCARA, Frank R.PADYea
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.PADYea
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PADNay
McDADE, Joseph MichaelPARNay
PETERSON, JohnPARNay
PITTS, Joseph R.PARNay
SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud)PARNay
WELDON, Wayne Curtis (Curt)PARNay
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRIDNay
WEYGAND, Robert A.RIDNay
CLYBURN, James EnosSCDNay
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRYea
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSCRNot Voting
SANFORD, MarkSCRNot Voting
SPENCE, Floyd DavidsonSCRYea
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SCDNay
THUNE, JohnSDRNay
BRYANT, EdTNRNay
CLEMENT, Robert NelsonTNDYea
DUNCAN, John J., Jr.TNRNay
FORD, Harold, Jr.TNDNay
GORDON, Barton JenningsTNDNay
HILLEARY, VanTNRNay
JENKINS, William LewisTNRNay
TANNER, John S.TNDNay
WAMP, Zachary PaulTNRYea
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.TXRNay
ARMEY, Richard KeithTXRNay
BARTON, Joe LinusTXRNay
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.TXDNay
BONILLA, HenryTXRNay
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 MoodyTXDYea
HINOJOSA, RubénTXDNay
JACKSON LEE, SheilaTXDYea
JOHNSON, Eddie BerniceTXDNay
JOHNSON, SamTXRNay
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.TXDNay
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TXDYea
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTXRNay
REYES, SilvestreTXDNay
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TXDNay
SANDLIN, Max A.TXDNay
SESSIONS, PeteTXRYea
SMITH, Lamar SeeligsonTXRNay
STENHOLM, Charles WalterTXDNay
THORNBERRY, William McClellan (Mac)TXRNay
TURNER, JimTXDNay
CANNON, Christopher B.UTRNay
COOK, MerrillUTRNay
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.VADYea
PICKETT, Owen BradfordVADNay
SCOTT, Robert C.VADNay
SISISKY, NormanVADNay
WOLF, Frank RudolphVARNay
SANDERS, BernardVTIYea
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWADNay
DUNN, Jennifer BlackburnWARNay
HASTINGS, Richard Norman (Doc)WARNay
MCDERMOTT, James A.WADNay
METCALF, JackWARYea
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.WARNay
SMITH, AdamWADNay
SMITH, LindaWARYea
WHITE, Richard Alan (Rick)WARNay
BARRETT, Thomas M.WIDNay
JOHNSON, Jay W.WIDNay
KIND, RonWIDNay
KLECZKA, Gerald DanielWIDYea
KLUG, Scott L.WIRNay
NEUMANN, Mark W.WIRYea
OBEY, David RossWIDYea
PETRI, Thomas EvertWIRYea
SENSENBRENNER, Frank James, Jr.WIRNay
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWVDNay
RAHALL, Nick Joe, IIWVDYea
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.WVDNot Voting
CUBIN, Barbara L.WYRNot Voting

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

Record fed-us-house-1997-roll089 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-house-past