Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act

On Sep 14, 1999, the House voted 252–177 on “On Passage” (HR 417). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 54–164, Democrats 197–13, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 67 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: Passed
Yes: 252
No: 177
Did not vote: 11
Date: Sep 14, 1999

By party

Republicans54 yes · 164 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats197 yes · 13 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL voted yes
Doug Ose R-CA voted yes
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted yes
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted yes
Steven T. Kuykendall R-CA voted yes
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
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted yes
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted yes
Patsy Takemoto Mink D-HI voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Greg Ganske R-IA voted yes
John Edward Porter R-IL voted yes
John M. Shimkus R-IL voted yes
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted yes
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted yes
Rick Hill R-MT voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted yes
William E. Barrett R-NE voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton 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
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
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted yes
James T. Walsh R-NY voted yes
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted yes
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted yes
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted yes
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
John Thune R-SD voted yes
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted yes
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Merrill Cook R-UT voted yes
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. D-VA voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted yes
Jack Metcalf R-WA voted yes
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted yes
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: House Vote, Sep 14, 1999,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-420/bipartisan-campaign-finance-reform-act (accessed 2026-10-17).