(house agreed to the coburn amendment prohibiting funds to be used by the fda for any drug for the chemical inducement of abortion.)

On Jun 24, 1998, the House voted 223–202 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4101). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 188–37, Democrats 35–164, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 72 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: Agreed to
Yes: 223
No: 202
Did not vote: 19
Date: Jun 24, 1998

By party

Republicans188 yes · 37 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats35 yes · 164 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas 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
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
John Cooksey R-LA voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted yes
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Dale Edward Kildee 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
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Thomas J. Manton D-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted yes
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted yes
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted yes
Ronald Klink D-PA voted yes
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted yes
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted yes
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted yes
Robert A. Weygand D-RI voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Kay Granger R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX 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
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted yes
Alan Bowlby Mollohan 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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