On Agreeing to the Amendment

On Apr 28, 2004, the House voted 189–226 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4181). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 1–216, Democrats 187–10, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 11 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: 189
No: 226
Did not vote: 25
Date: Apr 28, 2004

By party

Republicans1 yes · 216 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats187 yes · 10 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Jim Marshall D-GA voted no
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY voted no
Rodney Alexander D-LA voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Heather Wilson R-NM voted yes
Brad Carson D-OK voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
Michael Thompson D-CA
Maxine Waters D-CA
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
Robert Wexler D-FL
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
James Allen Nussle R-IA
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Jim Ryun R-KS
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
Steven Rothman D-NJ
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
William J. Janklow R-SD
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX
Kay Granger R-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Henry Bonilla R-TX

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Agreeing to the Amendment: House Vote, Apr 28, 2004,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-810/on-agreeing-to-the-amendment (accessed 2026-10-14).