On Agreeing to the Amendment

On Jul 13, 2004, the House voted 205–209 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4766). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 11–207, Democrats 193–2, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 members voted against their own party.

During the 108th Congress (2003–2004), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Failed
Yes: 205
No: 209
Did not vote: 26
Date: Jul 13, 2004

By party

Republicans11 yes · 207 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats193 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Max Burns R-GA voted yes
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted yes
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Jeb Bradley R-NH voted yes
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted yes
Heather Wilson R-NM voted yes
Jon C. Porter R-NV voted yes
J. Randy Forbes R-VA voted yes
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
Barbara Lee D-CA
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL
Denise L. Majette D-GA
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Julia May Carson D-IN
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN
Frank W. Ballance Jr. D-NC
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
Tom Cole R-OK
Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK
William J. Janklow R-SD
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Agreeing to the Amendment: House Vote, Jul 13, 2004,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-1040/on-agreeing-to-the-amendment (accessed 2026-10-14).