United States - Puerto Rico Political Status Act

On Mar 4, 1998, the House voted 209–208 on “On Passage” (HR 856). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 43–177, Democrats 165–31, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 74 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: 209
No: 208
Did not vote: 27
Date: Mar 4, 1998

By party

Republicans43 yes · 177 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats165 yes · 31 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted yes
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted yes
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted yes
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted yes
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA voted yes
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted yes
Ken Calvert R-CA voted yes
John L. Mica R-FL voted yes
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Danny K. Davis D-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted yes
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted yes
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted yes
John Cooksey R-LA voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
Lynn Nancy Rivers D-MI 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
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted yes
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted yes
William Thomas Redmond R-NM voted yes
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Peter T. King R-NY voted yes
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
James T. Walsh R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
John Peterson R-PA voted yes
George William Gekas R-PA voted yes
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted yes
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Kay Granger R-TX voted yes
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX voted yes
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted yes
Christopher B. Cannon R-UT voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted yes
Ron Kind D-WI voted no
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI 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

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “United States - Puerto Rico Political Status…: House Vote, Mar 4, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-667/united-states-puerto-rico-political-status-act (accessed 2026-10-17).