On Approving the Journal

On Mar 6, 2003, the House voted 359–48 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 202–12, Democrats 157–36. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 48 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: 359
No: 48
Did not vote: 32
Date: Mar 6, 2003

By party

Republicans202 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
Democrats157 yes · 36 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Mark Udall D-CO voted no
Marilyn N Musgrave R-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL 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
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA 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
William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Rush Holt D-NJ voted no
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
Vito John Fossella R-NY voted no
Carolyn Bosher Maloney 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
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
David Wu D-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert A. Brady D-PA voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX 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

Voted present

Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO

Did not vote

Victor F. Snyder D-AR
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA
Robert T. Matsui D-CA
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
Robert Wexler D-FL
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
Neil Abercrombie D-HI
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
Bart T. Stupak D-MI
John Conyers Jr. D-MI
Betty Mccollum D-MN
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE
Frank D. Lucas R-OK
Philip Sheridan English R-PA
John Peterson R-PA
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Joe Linus Barton R-TX
John Culberson R-TX
Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
Randy Neugebauer R-TX
Bernard Sanders I-VT
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Approving the Journal: House Vote, Mar 6, 2003,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-48/on-approving-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-14).