(house rejected the degette amendment that sought to strike section 103 that prohibits any funds to be used to pay for an abortion except where the life of the

On Aug 4, 1998, the House voted 148–271 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4276). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 13–209, Democrats 134–62, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 75 members voted against their own party.

During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Failed
Yes: 148
No: 271
Did not vote: 25
Date: Aug 4, 1998

By party

Republicans13 yes · 209 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats134 yes · 62 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Victor F. Snyder D-AR voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC voted no
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted no
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted no
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Silvestre Reyes D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
Jay W. Johnson D-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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