H R 417 author(s): ewing of illinois amendment question: on agreeing to the amendment bipartisan campaign finance reform act

On Sep 14, 1999, the House voted 167–259 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 417). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 159–56, Democrats 8–202, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 64 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Failed
Yes: 167
No: 259
Did not vote: 14
Date: Sep 14, 1999

By party

Republicans159 yes · 56 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 202 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL voted no
Doug Ose R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
James E. Rogan R-CA voted no
Steven T. Kuykendall R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Joel M. Hefley 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
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Johnny Isakson R-GA 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
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Howard Coble 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
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ 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
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
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
William Franklin Goodling R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX voted yes
Merrill Cook R-UT voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted no
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted yes
Alan Bowlby Mollohan 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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