(house rejected the aderholt amendment to section 5 that sought to apply the limitation on court-imposed taxes only to any order or settlement which expressly d

On Apr 23, 1998, the House voted 174–236 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1252). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 162–53, Democrats 12–182, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 65 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: 174
No: 236
Did not vote: 34
Date: Apr 23, 1998

By party

Republicans162 yes · 53 no · 16 didn’t vote
Democrats12 yes · 182 no · 18 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
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
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner D-NC voted yes
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
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
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Robert William Ney R-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
Joseph Michael Mcdade R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
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
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted no
Thomas Evert Petri R-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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