(house rejected the white amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to create a temporary 12-member commission to propose federal campaign finance ref

On Jun 17, 1998, the House voted 156–201 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2183). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 151–64, Democrats 5–136, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 69 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: 156
No: 201
Did not vote: 19
Date: Jun 17, 1998

By party

Republicans151 yes · 64 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 136 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted yes
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
David Joseph Weldon R-FL voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Bob Barr R-GA voted no
John Elmer Linder R-GA 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
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted no
Anne Meagher Northup R-KY voted no
James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Rick Hill R-MT voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King 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
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
John Andrew Boehner R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Pete Sessions R-TX voted no
Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX voted no
Kay Granger R-TX voted no
Larry Ed Combest R-TX voted no
Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX voted no
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX voted no
Richard Keith Armey R-TX voted no
Merrill Cook R-UT voted no
Christopher B. Cannon R-UT voted no
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted yes
Linda Smith R-WA voted no
Mark W. Neumann R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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