National Flood Insurance Reauthorization

On Nov 20, 2003, the House voted 352–67 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended” (HR 253). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 172–49, Democrats 179–18, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 67 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: 352
No: 67
Did not vote: 21
Date: Nov 20, 2003

By party

Republicans172 yes · 49 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats179 yes · 18 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Trent Franks R-AZ voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
Doug Ose R-CA voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Devin Nunes R-CA voted no
Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
Darrell Issa R-CA voted no
Scott Mcinnis R-CO voted no
Marilyn N Musgrave R-CO voted no
Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL voted no
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Michael Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Kendrick B. Meek D-FL voted no
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA voted no
C. L. (Butch) Otter R-ID voted no
Michael K. Simpson R-ID voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
David Vitter R-LA voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA voted no
Rodney Alexander D-LA voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted no
Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Denny Rehberg R-MT voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Michael Ferguson R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Stevan Pearce R-NM voted no
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no
John E. Sweeney R-NY voted no
John Peterson R-PA voted no
Jim Gerlach R-PA voted no
William (Bill) Shuster R-PA voted no
Don Sherwood R-PA voted no
William J. Janklow R-SD voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Joe Linus Barton R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT voted no
Christopher B. Cannon R-UT voted no
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA voted no
Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA voted no
Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA voted no
George R. Nethercutt Jr. R-WA voted no
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn R-WA voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Brad Sherman D-CA
Jim Davis D-FL
John R. Lewis D-GA
Danny K. Davis D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Cass Ballenger R-NC
Anthony D. Weiner D-NY
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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