(house rejected the norton amendment that allows funds other than federal funds to be expended for abortions. .)

On Aug 6, 1998, the House voted 180–243 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4380). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 27–196, Democrats 152–47, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 74 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: 180
No: 243
Did not vote: 20
Date: Aug 6, 1998

By party

Republicans27 yes · 196 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats152 yes · 47 no · 12 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
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted yes
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
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
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
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
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
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
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
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted yes
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
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted yes
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no
Richard Alan (Rick) White R-WA voted yes
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn R-WA voted yes
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted yes
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

Voted present

Zoe Lofgren D-CA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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