On Agreeing to the Amendment

On Aug 1, 2001, the House voted 206–223 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 34–186, Democrats 171–36, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 70 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: Failed
Yes: 206
No: 223
Did not vote: 14
Date: Aug 1, 2001

By party

Republicans34 yes · 186 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats171 yes · 36 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Michael Avery Ross D-AR voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Joe Baca D-CA voted no
Robert (Rob) Simmons R-CT voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted yes
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL voted yes
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted yes
David Dwain Phelps D-IL voted no
Ken Lucas D-KY voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted yes
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Mark Kennedy R-MN voted yes
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Clifford Ronald Shows D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted yes
Michael Ferguson R-NJ voted yes
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
John E. Sweeney R-NY voted yes
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted yes
James T. Walsh R-NY voted yes
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Brad Carson D-OK voted no
Robert A. Brady D-PA voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted yes
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Frank R. Mascara D-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Silvestre Reyes D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted yes
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn R-WA voted yes
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted yes
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted yes
Alan Bowlby Mollohan 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, “On Agreeing to the Amendment: House Vote, Aug 1, 2001,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/107-H-315/on-agreeing-to-the-amendment (accessed 2026-10-14).