(house agreed to the speaker's motion to approve the journal of friday, september 24, 1998.)

On Sep 26, 1998, the House voted 334–50 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 181–18, Democrats 152–32, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 50 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: Passed
Yes: 334
No: 50
Did not vote: 58
Date: Sep 26, 1998

By party

Republicans181 yes · 18 no · 31 didn’t vote
Democrats152 yes · 32 no · 27 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Aderholt R-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
James E. Rogan R-CA voted no
Xavier Becerra D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
George Edward Brown Jr. D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Glenn Poshard D-IL voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted no
David Edward Bonior D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Sr. D-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
John Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert A. Brady D-PA voted no
Chaka Fattah D-PA voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Ronald Klink D-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Nick H. Smith R-MI
Silvestre Reyes D-TX

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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