Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2185, Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003

On May 22, 2003, the House voted 217–203 on “On Ordering the Previous Question” (HRES 248). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 217–1, Democrats 0–201, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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: Passed
Yes: 217
No: 203
Did not vote: 20
Date: May 22, 2003

By party

Republicans217 yes · 1 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 201 no · 7 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
Darrell Issa R-CA
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA
John R. Lewis D-GA
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
Phil Gingrey R-GA
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA
John Conyers Jr. D-MI
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Randy Neugebauer R-TX
Henry Bonilla R-TX

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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