On Approving the Journal

On Jun 17, 2004, the House voted 342–67 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 198–16, Democrats 143–51, 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: 342
No: 67
Did not vote: 31
Date: Jun 17, 2004

By party

Republicans198 yes · 16 no · 17 didn’t vote
Democrats143 yes · 51 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Ed Pastor D-AZ voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Loretta Sanchez D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Mark Udall D-CO voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Denise L. Majette D-GA voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
C. L. (Butch) Otter R-ID voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted no
Lane Allen Evans D-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA voted no
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
Mark Kennedy R-MN voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Samuel Graves R-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
Jon C. Porter R-NV voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Vito John Fossella R-NY voted no
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY voted no
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted no
Ted Strickland D-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH voted no
Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH voted no
David Wu D-OR voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert A. Brady D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
Melissa A. Hart R-PA voted no
Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI voted no
James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Harold Ford Jr. D-TN voted no
Max A. Sandlin D-TX voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX voted no
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA voted no
Brian Baird D-WA voted no
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Tammy Baldwin D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Michael Avery Ross D-AR
Richard William Pombo R-CA
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA
Scott Mcinnis R-CO
Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO
Katherine Harris R-FL
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Neil Abercrombie D-HI
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
John Conyers Jr. D-MI
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
Frank W. Ballance Jr. D-NC
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
James W. Demint R-SC
William J. Janklow R-SD
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
George R. Nethercutt Jr. R-WA
Adam Smith D-WA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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