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House roll call 902 · 105th Congress · Jul 14, 1998

(house agreed to the fossella amendment to the shays amendment in the nature of a substitute prohibiting noncitizens from making contributions to federal electi

On Jul 14, 1998, the House voted 282–126 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2183). Result: Agreed to. By party: Republicans 200–17, Democrats 81–109, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 98 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
Agreed to
Yes
282
No
126
Did not vote
36
Date
Jul 14, 1998

By party

  • Republicans200 yes · 17 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Democrats81 yes · 109 no · 22 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 18 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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