(house rejected the bartlett amendment numbered 3 printed in the congressional record that sought to strike funding for payment of arrearages to meet obligation

On Aug 5, 1998, the House voted 151–279 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4276). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 141–84, Democrats 10–194, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 94 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: 151
No: 279
Did not vote: 14
Date: Aug 5, 1998

By party

Republicans141 yes · 84 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 194 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Frank D. Riggs R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted no
Ken Calvert R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted no
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
Anne Meagher Northup R-KY voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Heather Wilson R-NM voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Charles B. Rangel D-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
John Andrew Boehner R-OH voted no
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted yes
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Robert Freeman Smith R-OR voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no

And 14 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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