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On Jul 30, 1998, the House voted 147–278 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2183). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 137–84, Democrats 10–193, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 94 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: 147
No: 278
Did not vote: 19
Date: Jul 30, 1998

By party

Republicans137 yes · 84 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 193 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Riley R-AL voted no
Robert Aderholt R-AL voted no
Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
James E. Rogan R-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted no
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Ronald C. Packard R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Daniel Schaefer R-CO voted no
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
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted yes
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
John M. Shimkus R-IL voted no
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Jim Ryun 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
John Cooksey R-LA voted no
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
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
William Paul Luther D-MN voted yes
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Jon Lynn Christensen R-NE voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo 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
Heather Wilson R-NM voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
William Thomas Redmond R-NM voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
Vito John Fossella R-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Robert Freeman Smith R-OR voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA voted no

And 14 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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