(house agreed to the speaker's motion to approve the journal of thursday, october 1, 1998.)

On Oct 2, 1998, the House voted 346–60 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 195–16, Democrats 150–44, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: Passed
Yes: 346
No: 60
Did not vote: 37
Date: Oct 2, 1998

By party

Republicans195 yes · 16 no · 20 didn’t vote
Democrats150 yes · 44 no · 17 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Aderholt R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Jay W. Dickey Jr. R-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Barbara Lee D-CA voted no
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
James E. Rogan R-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Bruce Frank Vento D-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Charles B. Rangel D-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted no
Jay W. Johnson D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Julia May Carson D-IN

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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