(house rejected the reyes amendment, as modified, to the traficant amendment that sought to clarify that nothing shall be construed as authorizing the deploymen

On Sep 16, 1998, the House voted 167–256 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4300). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 21–201, Democrats 145–55, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 76 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: 167
No: 256
Did not vote: 21
Date: Sep 16, 1998

By party

Republicans21 yes · 201 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats145 yes · 55 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Lee Stump R-AZ voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
John D. Hayworth Jr. R-AZ voted yes
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted yes
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted yes
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Loretta Sanchez D-CA voted no
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted no
Robert Wexler D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted yes
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted yes
Edward Allan Pease R-IN voted yes
Jim Ryun R-KS voted yes
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Lynn Nancy Rivers D-MI voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
William Paul Luther D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Karen Mccarthy 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
David Eugene Price D-NC voted no
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted no
Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY voted no
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted no
Charles B. Rangel D-NY voted no
Nita M. Lowey D-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
William Franklin Goodling R-PA voted yes
Mark Sanford R-SC voted yes
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX voted yes
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted yes
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted yes
Adam Smith D-WA voted no
Ron Kind D-WI 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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