Water Resources Development Act

On Sep 14, 2006, the House voted 340–79 on “On Motion to Instruct Conferees” (HR 2864). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 144–79, Democrats 195–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 79 members voted against their own party.

During the 109th Congress (2005–2006), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 340
No: 79
Did not vote: 21
Date: Sep 14, 2006

By party

Republicans144 yes · 79 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats195 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL voted no
Trent Franks R-AZ voted no
John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
Devin Nunes R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Gary G. Miller R-CA voted no
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted no
John Campbell R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA voted no
Marilyn N Musgrave R-CO voted no
Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Adam Putnam R-FL voted no
Katherine Harris R-FL voted no
Connie Mack IV R-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
Tom Price R-GA voted no
John Elmer Linder R-GA voted no
Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA voted no
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
Phil Gingrey R-GA voted no
Steve King R-IA voted no
C. L. (Butch) Otter R-ID voted no
Michael K. Simpson R-ID voted no
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted no
Danny Lee Burton R-IN voted no
Mike Pence R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
Jim Ryun R-KS voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
David Lee Camp R-MI voted no
Mike Rogers R-MI voted no
Candice S. Miller R-MI voted no
Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
Denny Rehberg R-MT voted no
Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Robert Cannon (Robin) Hayes R-NC voted no
Sue Myrick R-NC voted no
Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC voted no
Charles Hart Taylor R-NC voted no
Scott Garrett R-NJ voted no
Michael Garver Oxley R-OH voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK voted no
Melissa A. Hart R-PA voted no
William (Bill) Shuster R-PA voted no
Timothy Murphy R-PA voted no
Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC voted no
Joe Wilson R-SC voted no
James Gresham Barrett R-SC voted no
Robert Durden Inglis R-SC voted no
Marsha Blackburn R-TN voted no
Louie Gohmert R-TX voted no
Jeb Hensarling R-TX voted no
Joe Linus Barton R-TX voted no
Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX voted no
K. Michael Conaway R-TX voted no
William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Randy Neugebauer R-TX voted no
Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX voted no
Henry Bonilla R-TX voted no
Kenny Marchant R-TX voted no
Pete Sessions R-TX voted no
Christopher B. Cannon R-UT voted no
Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA voted no
Robert William Goodlatte R-VA voted no
Eric Cantor R-VA voted no
Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA voted no
Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA voted no
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA
Richard (Ric) Keller R-FL
Jim Davis D-FL
Ed Case D-HI
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Lane Allen Evans D-IL
Mark Kennedy R-MN
Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Albio Sires D-NJ
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
Ted Strickland D-OH
Robert William Ney R-OH
Sam Johnson R-TX
John Culberson R-TX
Shelley Sekula Gibbs R-TX
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX
J. Randy Forbes R-VA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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