Directing the President to Remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

On Mar 18, 1998, the House voted 193–225 on “On Agreeing to the Resolution” (HCONRES 227). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 180–43, Democrats 13–181, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 56 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: 193
No: 225
Did not vote: 26
Date: Mar 18, 1998

By party

Republicans180 yes · 43 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 181 no · 18 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Herbert Leon (Sonny) Callahan R-AL voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
Julian Carey Dixon D-CA voted yes
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted yes
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Anne Meagher Northup R-KY voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted yes
Edward John Markey D-MA voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
John Andrew Boehner R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted yes
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX voted yes
William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX voted no
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr. R-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted no
Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA voted no
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn R-WA 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, “Directing the President to Remove United…: House Vote, Mar 18, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-688/directing-the-president-to-remove-united-states-armed-forces (accessed 2026-10-17).