On Agreeing to the Amendment

On May 13, 2004, the House voted 190–227 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4275). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 1–216, Democrats 188–11, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 12 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: 190
No: 227
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 13, 2004

By party

Republicans1 yes · 216 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats188 yes · 11 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted yes
Jim Marshall D-GA voted no
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY voted no
Rodney Alexander D-LA voted no
Brad Carson D-OK voted no
Darlene Hooley D-OR voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA 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

Donald Edwin Young R-AK
John B. Shadegg R-AZ
Bob Filner D-CA
Porter J. Goss R-FL
Denise L. Majette D-GA
John R. Lewis D-GA
John Nathan Deal R-GA
David Scott D-GA
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA
Roy Blunt R-MO
Kenny Hulshof R-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Steve Israel D-NY
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY
James W. Demint R-SC
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
William J. Janklow R-SD
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX
Silvestre Reyes D-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Agreeing to the Amendment: House Vote, May 13, 2004,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-843/on-agreeing-to-the-amendment (accessed 2026-10-14).