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On Aug 7, 1998, the House voted 250–169 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4380). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 205–15, Democrats 45–153, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 60 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: Agreed to
Yes: 250
No: 169
Did not vote: 25
Date: Aug 7, 1998

By party

Republicans205 yes · 15 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 153 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Thomas J. Campbell 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
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted yes
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted yes
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted yes
Rod R. Blagojevich D-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted yes
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted yes
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted yes
Christopher John D-LA voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
David R. Minge D-MN voted yes
William Paul Luther D-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC voted yes
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted yes
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted yes
Ted Strickland D-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted yes
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted yes
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted yes
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted yes
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted yes
John S. Tanner D-TN voted yes
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted yes
Jim Turner D-TX voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Silvestre Reyes D-TX voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted yes
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted yes
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Jay W. Johnson D-WI voted yes
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted yes
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. D-WV voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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