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Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

Public Law 104-116 · H.J.Res. 163 · 104th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Mar 15, 1996 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Livingston (R-LA-1)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 238 yea, 179 nay238–179
SenateUnanimous consent

Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law 104-99) and Public Law 104-92 to extend March 15 appropriations deadline provisions to March 22.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 104th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 238 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

238 yea179 nay14 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(8)

Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4

Republicans who voted yea(230)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Jim BunnR-OR-5
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. William MartiniR-NJ-8
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Michael FlanaganR-IL-5
Rep. Dan FrisaR-NY-4
Rep. James LongleyR-ME-1
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Fred HeinemanR-NC-4
Rep. John EnsignR-NV-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Sonny BonoR-CA-44
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Frank CremeansR-OH-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Enid Greene WaldholtzR-UT-2
Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4
Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Randy TateR-WA-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Dick ChryslerR-MI-8
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Sam BrownbackR-KS-2
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-46
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Andrea SeastrandR-CA-22
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. David FunderburkR-NC-2
Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Jon ChristensenR-NE-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Mark NeumannR-WI-1
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7
Rep. Wes CooleyR-OR-2
Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Steve StockmanR-TX-9

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 928 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Appropriations Committee · House · discharged from, referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

Mar 15, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-116.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Mar 14, 1996FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 238 - 179 (Roll no. 62).House roll call 62
FloorFloor · DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of Wednesday, March 13, 1996, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the joint resolution.
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Appropriations Committee
Mar 13, 1996FloorFloor · Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 163 when called up; and that it be in order at any time to consider the joint resolution in the House; that the joint resolution be debatable for not…
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.