On Approving the Journal

On Jun 26, 2003, the House voted 357–68 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 208–17, Democrats 148–51, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 68 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: Passed
Yes: 357
No: 68
Did not vote: 15
Date: Jun 26, 2003

By party

Republicans208 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats148 yes · 51 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Aderholt R-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Linda T. Sánchez D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Corrine Brown D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
Jim Marshall D-GA voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
C. L. (Butch) Otter R-ID voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Dennis Moore D-KS voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA voted no
Thomas H. Allen D-ME voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
Mark Kennedy R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
John E. Sweeney R-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
David Wu D-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert A. Brady D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI voted no
Harold Ford Jr. D-TN voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Chris Bell D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted no
Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA voted no
Brian Baird D-WA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Tammy Baldwin D-WI voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Scott Mcinnis R-CO
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
Adam Smith D-WA
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Approving the Journal: House Vote, Jun 26, 2003,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-326/on-approving-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-15).