Energy Conservation, Research, and Development

On Oct 30, 2003, the House voted 182–232 on “On motion to instruct conferees” (HR 6). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 18–201, Democrats 163–31, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 49 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: 182
No: 232
Did not vote: 26
Date: Oct 30, 2003

By party

Republicans18 yes · 201 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats163 yes · 31 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Artur Davis D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Robert (Rob) Simmons R-CT voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted yes
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted no
Jim Marshall D-GA voted no
Denise L. Majette D-GA voted no
David Scott D-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL voted yes
Ken Lucas D-KY voted no
Rodney Alexander D-LA voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD voted no
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted yes
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
Jon C. Porter R-NV voted yes
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted yes
Jim Gerlach R-PA voted yes
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted yes
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Jim Turner D-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted no
Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX voted no
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX voted no
Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA voted yes
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Donald Edwin Young R-AK
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA
Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
Porter J. Goss R-FL
Ed Case D-HI
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Peter Visclosky D-IN
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Bart T. Stupak D-MI
Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
Betty Mccollum D-MN
W. Todd Akin R-MO
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
Frank W. Ballance Jr. D-NC
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Brad Miller D-NC
Jeb Bradley R-NH
Stevan Pearce R-NM
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY
Earl Blumenauer D-OR
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Energy Conservation, Research, and Development: House Vote, Oct 30…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-596/energy-conservation-research-and-development (accessed 2026-10-13).