Pension Security Act

On May 14, 2003, the House voted 202–226 on “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” (HR 1000). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 4–221, Democrats 197–5, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 9 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: 202
No: 226
Did not vote: 12
Date: May 14, 2003

By party

Republicans4 yes · 221 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats197 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Doug Ose R-CA voted yes
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted yes
Ken Lucas D-KY voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA voted yes
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Gary G. Miller R-CA
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Edolphus Towns D-NY
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Randy Neugebauer R-TX
Edward Schrock R-VA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Pension Security Act: House Vote, May 14, 2003,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-187/pension-security-act (accessed 2026-10-13).