(house rejected delay amendment to the shays amendment that sought to clarify that certain communications from citizen groups are exempt from express advocacy r

On Jul 30, 1998, the House voted 185–241 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2183). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 175–48, Democrats 10–192, 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: 185
No: 241
Did not vote: 18
Date: Jul 30, 1998

By party

Republicans175 yes · 48 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 192 no · 10 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL voted no
Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Thomas J. Campbell 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
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
William E. Barrett R-NE voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo 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
John Francis (Jack) Quinn 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
Ronald Klink D-PA voted yes
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted no
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
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted yes
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
Richard Alan (Rick) White R-WA voted no
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted no
Linda Smith R-WA voted no
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted no
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan 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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