Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act

On Jul 31, 2001, the House voted 384–33 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, Amended” (HR 1140). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 184–31, Democrats 198–2, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 33 members voted against their own party.

During the 107th Congress (2001–2002), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held the House majority, while the Senate was split evenly.

Result: Passed
Yes: 384
No: 33
Did not vote: 26
Date: Jul 31, 2001

By party

Republicans184 yes · 31 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats198 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Gary G. Miller R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Daniel Miller R-FL voted no
David Joseph Weldon R-FL voted no
Mike Pence R-IN voted no
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Sue Myrick R-NC voted no
Cass Ballenger R-NC voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
Steve Largent R-OK voted no
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA voted no
James W. Demint R-SC voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI 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, “Railroad Retirement and Survivors’…: House Vote, Jul 31, 2001,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/107-H-303/railroad-retirement-and-survivors-improvement-act (accessed 2026-10-17).