Bankruptcy Reform Act

On Sep 28, 1998, the House voted 295–119 on “On Motion to Instruct Conferees” (HR 3150). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 100–115, Democrats 194–4, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 104 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: Passed
Yes: 295
No: 119
Did not vote: 30
Date: Sep 28, 1998

By party

Republicans100 yes · 115 no · 16 didn’t vote
Democrats194 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Aderholt R-AL voted yes
Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL voted yes
Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted yes
Matthew James Salmon R-AZ voted yes
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
John D. Hayworth Jr. R-AZ voted yes
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted yes
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted yes
Mary Bono R-CA voted yes
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA voted yes
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted yes
James H. Maloney D-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted yes
John L. Mica R-FL voted yes
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted yes
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL voted yes
David Joseph Weldon R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted yes
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
Greg Ganske R-IA voted yes
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted yes
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted yes
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted yes
John Dennis Hastert R-IL voted yes
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted yes
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted yes
John M. Shimkus R-IL voted yes
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted yes
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted yes
Jerry Moran R-KS voted yes
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted yes
Ron Lewis R-KY voted yes
Anne Meagher Northup R-KY voted yes
James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted yes
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted yes
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. R-LA voted yes
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted yes
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted yes
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted yes
Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO voted yes
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted yes
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
William E. Barrett R-NE voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
Michael James Pappas R-NJ voted yes
Heather Wilson R-NM voted yes
William Thomas Redmond R-NM voted yes
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted yes
James T. Walsh R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
Robert William Ney R-OH voted yes

And 24 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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Capitol Receipts, “Bankruptcy Reform Act: House Vote, Sep 28, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-1093/bankruptcy-reform-act (accessed 2026-10-15).