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House roll call 666 · 105th Congress · Mar 4, 1998

(house agreed to the solomon amendment, as amended by the burton amendment in the nature of a substitute, that applies the official english language requirement

On Mar 4, 1998, the House voted 240–177 on “On agreeing to the amendment, as amended” (HR 856). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 56–164, Democrats 183–13, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 69 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
Agreed to
Yes
240
No
177
Did not vote
27
Date
Mar 4, 1998

By party

  • Republicans56 yes · 164 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Democrats183 yes · 13 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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