Tax Code Termination Act

On Jun 17, 1998, the House voted 219–209 on “On Passage” (HR 3097). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 204–20, Democrats 15–188, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 35 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: 219
No: 209
Did not vote: 16
Date: Jun 17, 1998

By party

Republicans204 yes · 20 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats15 yes · 188 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. 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
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Henry Scott (Scotty) Baesler D-KY voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted yes
Jim Turner D-TX voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Herbert Harvell Bateman R-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA 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, “Tax Code Termination Act: House Vote, Jun 17, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-H-866/tax-code-termination-act (accessed 2026-10-13).