(house rejected the jackson-lee amendment that sought to limit protective orders and sealing of cases and settlements relating to public health or safety. .)

On Apr 23, 1998, the House voted 177–242 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1252). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 9–211, Democrats 167–31, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 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: 177
No: 242
Did not vote: 25
Date: Apr 23, 1998

By party

Republicans9 yes · 211 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats167 yes · 31 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Victor F. Snyder D-AR voted no
Robert T. Matsui D-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
Zoe Lofgren D-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted yes
David Evans Skaggs D-CO voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
Steven Rothman D-NJ voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-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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