Bankruptcy Reform Act

On Oct 9, 1998, the House voted 157–266 on “Recommit Conference Report with Instructions” (HR 3150). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 3–219, Democrats 153–47, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 50 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: 157
No: 266
Did not vote: 21
Date: Oct 9, 1998

By party

Republicans3 yes · 219 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats153 yes · 47 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Victor F. Snyder D-AR voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted no
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Steven Rothman D-NJ voted no
Darlene Hooley D-OR voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX voted no
Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no
Adam Smith D-WA voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no
Jay W. Johnson D-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. D-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “Bankruptcy Reform Act: House Vote, Oct 9, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-1124/bankruptcy-reform-act (accessed 2026-10-15).