Forest Recovery and Protection Act

On Mar 27, 1998, the House voted 181–201 on “On Passage” (HR 2515). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 153–51, Democrats 28–149, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 79 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: 181
No: 201
Did not vote: 62
Date: Mar 27, 1998

By party

Republicans153 yes · 51 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats28 yes · 149 no · 35 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted yes
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted yes
James E. Rogan R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Charles Joseph Scarborough R-FL voted no
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted yes
Karen L. Thurman D-FL voted yes
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted yes
Christopher John D-LA voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted yes
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Michael James Pappas R-NJ voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted yes
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted yes
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Van Hilleary R-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted yes
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted yes
Jim Turner D-TX voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted yes
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted yes
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted no
Richard Alan (Rick) White R-WA voted no
Mark W. Neumann R-WI voted no
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted no
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted no
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. D-WV voted yes
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted yes

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, “Forest Recovery and Protection Act: House Vote, Mar 27, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-710/forest-recovery-and-protection-act (accessed 2026-10-15).