Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Concerning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress

On Mar 20, 2003, the House voted 400–7 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree” (HRES 132). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 218–0, Democrats 181–7, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 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: 400
No: 7
Did not vote: 18
Date: Mar 20, 2003

By party

Republicans218 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats181 yes · 7 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Mike Honda D-CA voted no
Barney Frank D-MA voted no
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY voted no
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY voted no
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Donald Edwin Young R-AK
Rick Renzi R-AZ
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
David Timothy Dreier R-CA
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA
Mark Udall D-CO
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA
Henry John Hyde R-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
Randy Neugebauer R-TX
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX
Henry Bonilla R-TX

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Expressing the Sense of the House of…: House Vote, Mar 20, 2003,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-76/expressing-the-sense-of-the-house-of-representatives-concerning (accessed 2026-10-17).