On Agreeing to the Amendment

On Sep 18, 2002, the House voted 157–255 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 1701). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 3–207, Democrats 153–48, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 51 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: 157
No: 255
Did not vote: 31
Date: Sep 18, 2002

By party

Republicans3 yes · 207 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats153 yes · 48 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Victor F. Snyder D-AR voted no
Michael Avery Ross D-AR voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Brad Sherman D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted yes
Susan A. Davis D-CA voted no
James H. Maloney D-CT voted no
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Jim Davis D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
David Dwain Phelps D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Timothy John Roemer D-IN voted no
Baron P. Hill D-IN voted no
Ken Lucas D-KY voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Stephen F. Lynch D-MA voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Clifford Ronald Shows D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted yes
Brad Carson D-OK voted no
Earl Blumenauer D-OR voted no
Darlene Hooley D-OR voted no
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Jonas Martin Frost D-TX voted no
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted no
Jay Robert Inslee D-WA voted no
Brian Baird D-WA voted no
Adam Smith D-WA voted no
Ron Kind D-WI voted no
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, Sep 18, 2002,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/107-H-899/on-agreeing-to-the-amendment (accessed 2026-10-15).