H.R.2183 by hutchinson, asa (r-ar) -- bipartisan campaign integrity act of 1997 (house rejected the doolittle amendment, as modified, to the shays amendment in

On Jul 14, 1998, the House voted 201–219 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2183). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 183–40, Democrats 18–178, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 58 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: 201
No: 219
Did not vote: 24
Date: Jul 14, 1998

By party

Republicans183 yes · 40 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats18 yes · 178 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly 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
Mark A. Foley 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
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest 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
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Melvin L. Watt D-NC voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
William E. Barrett R-NE voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton 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 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
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted yes
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted yes
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted yes
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted no
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted no
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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