Ready to Teach Act

On Jul 9, 2003, the House voted 404–17 on “On Passage” (HR 2211). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 207–17, Democrats 196–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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: 404
No: 17
Did not vote: 19
Date: Jul 9, 2003

By party

Republicans207 yes · 17 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats196 yes · 0 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Trent Franks R-AZ voted no
Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
Steve King R-IA voted no
C. L. (Butch) Otter R-ID voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL
Jane L. Harman D-CA
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
Porter J. Goss R-FL
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
James A. Gibbons R-NV
Edolphus Towns D-NY
Major Robert Odell Owens D-NY
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
William J. Janklow R-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
James P. Moran D-VA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Ready to Teach Act: House Vote, Jul 9, 2003,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-338/ready-to-teach-act (accessed 2026-10-13).