Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act

On Feb 25, 1998, the House voted 366–49 on “On Passage” (HR 2181). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 221–2, Democrats 144–47, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 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: 366
No: 49
Did not vote: 28
Date: Feb 25, 1998

By party

Republicans221 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats144 yes · 47 no · 20 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted no
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Diana Degette D-CO voted no
Carrie P. Meek D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL voted no
Danny K. Davis D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
Bill Delahunt D-MA voted no
Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD voted no
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
Lynn Nancy Rivers D-MI voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Eva M. Clayton D-NC voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Donald Milford Payne D-NJ voted no
Gregory W. Meeks D-NY voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Major Robert Odell Owens D-NY voted no
Charles B. Rangel D-NY voted no
José E. Serrano D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Louis Stokes D-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Elizabeth Furse D-OR voted no
Chaka Fattah D-PA voted no
Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI voted no
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Thomas M. Barrett D-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Dennis Kucinich D-OH

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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