H.R.2183 by hutchinson, asa (r-ar) -- bipartisan campaign integrity act of 1997 (house rejected the doolittle amendment in the nature of a substitute, repealing

On Aug 6, 1998, the House voted 131–299 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2183). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 127–97, Democrats 4–201, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 101 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: 131
No: 299
Did not vote: 14
Date: Aug 6, 1998

By party

Republicans127 yes · 97 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 201 no · 7 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
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted yes
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
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted no
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL voted no
David Joseph Weldon R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Michael (Mike) Parker R-MS voted no
Rick Hill R-MT voted no
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
Sue Myrick R-NC voted no
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
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
John Eric Ensign R-NV 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
John Michael Mchugh 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
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Robert William Ney R-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Wesley Wade Watkins R-OK voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA voted no
William Franklin Goodling R-PA voted no

And 21 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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