(house rejected the smith of new jersey amendment that sought to prohibit any funds to be used to require any contract to include a term for coverage of abortif

On Jul 16, 1998, the House voted 198–222 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4104). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 172–51, Democrats 26–170, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 77 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: 198
No: 222
Did not vote: 24
Date: Jul 16, 1998

By party

Republicans172 yes · 51 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats26 yes · 170 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted yes
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Jay C. Kim R-CA voted no
Ken Calvert R-CA voted no
Mary Bono R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Tillie Kidd Fowler R-FL voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Harris W. Fawell R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted yes
Lee Herbert Hamilton D-IN voted yes
John Cooksey R-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted yes
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted yes
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted yes
Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner D-MO voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV 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 Joseph Lafalce D-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Tony Patrick Hall D-OH voted yes
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted yes
John Richard Kasich R-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Ronald Klink D-PA voted yes
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
Jon D. Fox R-PA voted no
Paul F. Mchale Jr. D-PA voted yes
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted yes
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Kay Granger R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Merrill Cook R-UT voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted no
Scott L. Klug R-WI voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted yes
Nick Joe Rahall II 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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