(house rejected the waxman amendment, H.R. 3534, to permit points of order against provisions that prohibit or make less stringent any mandate established to PR

On May 19, 1998, the House voted 190–221 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 3534). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 22–192, Democrats 167–29, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 51 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: 190
No: 221
Did not vote: 33
Date: May 19, 1998

By party

Republicans22 yes · 192 no · 17 didn’t vote
Democrats167 yes · 29 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Victor F. Snyder D-AR voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted no
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
David R. Minge D-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Michael Patrick Forbes R-NY voted yes
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted yes
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
James T. Walsh R-NY voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted yes
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no
Norman Sisisky D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA 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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