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Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.

Public Law 105-159 · H.R. 2631 · 105th Congress · began in the House

Vetoed by Bill Clinton (D); passed over the veto on Feb 25, 1998 · Armed Forces and National Security

Veto override

Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Skeen (R-NM-2)

Cosponsors (56): Rep. Silvestre Reyes, Rep. Steven Schiff,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 352 yea, 64 nay352–64
SenateUnanimous consent

Veto override votes

HouseNeeds two-thirds: 347 yea, 69 nay347–69
SenateNeeds two-thirds: 78 yea, 20 nay78–20

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.

Disapproves the President's cancellations (line item veto) of appropriations for 38 military construction projects in the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 105th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 352 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

352 yea64 nay18 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(159)

Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4

Republicans who voted yea(193)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
Rep. William RedmondR-NM-3
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Mike ParkerR-MS-4
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Merrill CookR-UT-2
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonI-MO-8
Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Michael PappasR-NJ-12
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Sonny BonoR-CA-44
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Jon ChristensenR-NE-2
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Vincent SnowbargerR-KS-3
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 610 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 · referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to the override, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.

Feb 25, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-159.
VetoVeto · Passed Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-20. Record Vote No: 13.Senate roll call 13
VetoVeto · Passed Senate over veto: Passed Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-20. Record Vote No: 13.Senate roll call 13
FloorFloor · Veto message considered in Senate.
Feb 9, 1998VetoVeto · Veto message received in Senate. Held at the desk.
Feb 5, 1998VetoVeto · Two-thirds of the Members present having voted in the affirmative the bill is passed, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Passed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 347 - 69 (Roll No. 10).House roll call 10
VetoVeto · Passed House over veto: Two-thirds of the Members present having voted in the affirmative the bill is passed, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Passed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 347 - 69 (Roll No. 10).House roll call 10
VetoVeto · Committee on Appropriations discharged.
FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to override the President's veto.
FloorFloor · Mr. Packard moved that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of the bill and that the bill be passed, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding.
Nov 13, 1997VetoVeto · On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to without objection.
VetoVeto · Mr. Livingston moved to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations.
VetoVeto · The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
PresidentPresident · Vetoed by President.
Nov 10, 1997PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Nov 9, 1997FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 8, 1997FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 64 (Roll no. 617).House roll call 617
FloorFloor · Mr. Packard moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 7, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.