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On Aug 7, 1998, the House voted 227–192 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4380). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 190–30, Democrats 37–161, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 67 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: 227
No: 192
Did not vote: 25
Date: Aug 7, 1998

By party

Republicans190 yes · 30 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats37 yes · 161 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted yes
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted yes
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted yes
Christopher John D-LA voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted yes
David Lee Camp R-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
David R. Minge D-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) 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
Charles Foster Bass R-NH 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
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted yes
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted yes
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
George William Gekas R-PA voted no
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
Harold Ford Jr. D-TN voted yes
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted yes
Jim Turner D-TX voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted yes
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted yes
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA 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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