On Agreeing to the Amendment

On Jun 24, 2004, the House voted 179–233 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 4663). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 3–214, Democrats 175–19, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 22 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: 179
No: 233
Did not vote: 28
Date: Jun 24, 2004

By party

Republicans3 yes · 214 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats175 yes · 19 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted no
Jim Marshall D-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted yes
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted no
Baron P. Hill D-IN voted no
Ken Lucas D-KY voted no
Rodney Alexander D-LA voted no
Christopher John D-LA voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
Heather Wilson R-NM voted yes
Brad Carson D-OK voted no
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
John S. Tanner D-TN voted no
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted no
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
Peter R. Deutsch D-FL
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Julia May Carson D-IN
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO
Frank W. Ballance Jr. D-NC
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Melvin L. Watt D-NC
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE
Steven Rothman D-NJ
Vito John Fossella R-NY
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
John Sullivan R-OK
William J. Janklow R-SD
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX
Joe Linus Barton R-TX
Kay Granger R-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX
Christopher B. Cannon R-UT
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA
Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
James A. Mcdermott D-WA
Gerald Daniel Kleczka D-WI
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “On Agreeing to the Amendment: House Vote, Jun 24, 2004,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-988/on-agreeing-to-the-amendment (accessed 2026-10-15).