House roll call 1148 · 109th Congress · Sep 26, 2006
Public Expression of Religion Act
On Sep 26, 2006, the House voted 244–173 on “On Passage” (HR 2679). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 218–6, Democrats 26–166, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 244
- No
- 173
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Sep 26, 2006
By party
- Republicans218 yes · 6 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Democrats26 yes · 166 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted yes
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR voted yes
- Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA voted yes
- Jim Costa D-CA voted yes
- John Salazar D-CO voted yes
- Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Jim Marshall D-GA voted yes
- John Barrow D-GA voted yes
- David Scott D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL voted yes
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
- Judy Borg Biggert R-IL voted no
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA voted yes
- Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
- Candice S. Miller R-MI voted no
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted yes
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
- Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
- Daniel David Boren D-OK voted yes
- John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted yes
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD voted yes
- Lincoln Davis D-TN voted yes
- Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted yes
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX voted yes
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted yes
- Henry Cuellar D-TX voted yes
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted yes
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each representative voted: Yes
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
- Robert Terry Everett R-AL
- Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
- Robert Aderholt R-AL
- Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR
- John Boozman R-AR
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR
- Rick Renzi R-AZ
- Trent Franks R-AZ
- John B. Shadegg R-AZ
- John D. Hayworth Jr. R-AZ
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ
- Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
- Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
- John Taylor Doolittle R-CA
- Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA
- George P. Radanovich R-CA
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Devin Nunes R-CA
- William Marshall Thomas R-CA
- Elton W. Gallegly R-CA
- Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA
- David Timothy Dreier R-CA
- Edward Randall Royce R-CA
- Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA
- Gary G. Miller R-CA
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Mary Bono R-CA
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
- John Campbell R-CA
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
- Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA
- John Salazar D-CO
- Marilyn N Musgrave R-CO
- Joel M. Hefley R-CO
- Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO
- Bob Beauprez R-CO
- Robert (Rob) Simmons R-CT
- Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
- Ander Crenshaw R-FL
- Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
- Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL
- John L. Mica R-FL
- Richard (Ric) Keller R-FL
- Michael Bilirakis R-FL
- Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
- Adam Putnam R-FL
- Katherine Harris R-FL
- Connie Mack IV R-FL
- David Joseph Weldon R-FL
- Mark A. Foley R-FL
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL
- Tom Feeney R-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Jack Kingston R-GA
- Jim Marshall D-GA
- Tom Price R-GA
- John Elmer Linder R-GA
- Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
- Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
- John Nathan Deal R-GA
- Phil Gingrey R-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- James Albert Smith Leach R-IA
- Thomas Latham R-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- C. L. (Butch) Otter R-ID
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Henry John Hyde R-IL
- Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
- Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
- Ray H. Lahood R-IL
- John M. Shimkus R-IL
- Chris Chocola R-IN
- Mark Edward Souder R-IN
- Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN
- Danny Lee Burton R-IN
- Mike Pence R-IN
- John Nathan Hostettler R-IN
- Michael E. Sodrel R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Jim Ryun R-KS
- Todd Tiahrt R-KS
- Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
- Ron Lewis R-KY
- Anne Meagher Northup R-KY
- Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
- Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
- Bobby Jindal R-LA
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA
- James O. Mccrery III R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
- Charles W. Boustany R-LA
- Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD
- Peter Hoekstra R-MI
- Vernon James Ehlers R-MI
- David Lee Camp R-MI
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- John J. H. (Joe) Schwarz R-MI
- Mike Rogers R-MI
- Joseph Knollenberg R-MI
- Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
- Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN
- John Kline R-MN
- James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN
- Mark Kennedy R-MN
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- W. Todd Akin R-MO
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
- Kenny Hulshof R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS
- Denny Rehberg R-MT
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Howard Coble R-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Robert Cannon (Robin) Hayes R-NC
- Sue Myrick R-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Charles Hart Taylor R-NC
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
- Thomas Osborne R-NE
- Jeb Bradley R-NH
- Charles Foster Bass R-NH
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- Hugh James Saxton R-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Scott Garrett R-NJ
- Michael Ferguson R-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Heather Wilson R-NM
- Stevan Pearce R-NM
- James A. Gibbons R-NV
- Jon C. Porter R-NV
- Peter T. King R-NY
- Vito John Fossella R-NY
- Sue W. Kelly R-NY
- John E. Sweeney R-NY
- John Michael Mchugh R-NY
- James T. Walsh R-NY
- Thomas M. Reynolds R-NY
- John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY
- Steve Chabot R-OH
- Jean Schmidt R-OH
- Michael R. Turner R-OH
- Michael Garver Oxley R-OH
- Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
- David Lee Hobson R-OH
- John Andrew Boehner R-OH
- Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
- Steven C. Latourette R-OH
- Deborah D. Pryce R-OH
- Ralph Straus Regula R-OH
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Greg Walden R-OR
- Philip Sheridan English R-PA
- Melissa A. Hart R-PA
- John Peterson R-PA
- Jim Gerlach R-PA
- Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA
- Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA
- William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
- Don Sherwood R-PA
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- James Gresham Barrett R-SC
- Robert Durden Inglis R-SC
- John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
- William Lewis Jenkins R-TN
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN
- Lincoln Davis D-TN
- Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Ted Poe R-TX
- Sam Johnson R-TX
- Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
- Jeb Hensarling R-TX
- Joe Linus Barton R-TX
- John Culberson R-TX
- Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX
- Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
- K. Michael Conaway R-TX
- Kay Granger R-TX
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Randy Neugebauer R-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Henry Bonilla R-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- John R. Carter R-TX
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
- Christopher B. Cannon R-UT
- Jo Ann Davis R-VA
- Thelma D. Drake R-VA
- J. Randy Forbes R-VA
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
- Thomas M. Davis III R-VA
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
- Barbara L. Cubin R-WY
How each representative voted: No
- Artur Davis D-AL
- Victor F. Snyder D-AR
- Ed Pastor D-AZ
- Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ
- Michael Thompson D-CA
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
- George Miller D-CA
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA
- Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
- Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA
- Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA
- Mike Honda D-CA
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Sam Farr D-CA
- Lois Capps D-CA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Hilda L. Solis D-CA
- Diane Edith Watson D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Jane L. Harman D-CA
- Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
- Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
- Joe Baca D-CA
- Loretta Sanchez D-CA
- Bob Filner D-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Mark Udall D-CO
- John B. Larson D-CT
- Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
- Christopher H. Shays R-CT
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Kendrick B. Meek D-FL
- Robert Wexler D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA
- Neil Abercrombie D-HI
- Ed Case D-HI
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Rahm Emanuel D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- Julia May Carson D-IN
- Dennis Moore D-KS
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- John Walter Olver D-MA
- Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
- James P. Mcgovern D-MA
- Barney Frank D-MA
- John F. Tierney D-MA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Michael Everett Capuano D-MA
- Stephen F. Lynch D-MA
- Bill Delahunt D-MA
- Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Albert Russell Wynn D-MD
- Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
- Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Thomas H. Allen D-ME
- Michael H. Michaud D-ME
- Bart T. Stupak D-MI
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- Candice S. Miller R-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
- John Conyers Jr. D-MI
- John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
- Betty Mccollum D-MN
- Martin Olav Sabo D-MN
- James Louis Oberstar D-MN
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- Russ Carnahan D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Melvin L. Watt D-NC
- Brad Miller D-NC
- Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND
- Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
- Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
- William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
- Steven Rothman D-NJ
- Donald Milford Payne D-NJ
- Rush Holt D-NJ
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Shelley Berkley D-NV
- Timothy H. Bishop D-NY
- Steve Israel D-NY
- Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY
- Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY
- Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
- Joseph Crowley D-NY
- Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY
- Anthony D. Weiner D-NY
- Edolphus Towns D-NY
- Major Robert Odell Owens D-NY
- Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY
- Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY
- Charles B. Rangel D-NY
- José E. Serrano D-NY
- Eliot Lance Engel D-NY
- Nita M. Lowey D-NY
- Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
- Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Dennis Kucinich D-OH
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- David Wu D-OR
- Earl Blumenauer D-OR
- Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
- Darlene Hooley D-OR
- Robert A. Brady D-PA
- Chaka Fattah D-PA
- Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA
- John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
- John S. Tanner D-TN
- Al Green D-TX
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- James P. Moran D-VA
- Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Jay Robert Inslee D-WA
- Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
- Brian Baird D-WA
- Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
- James A. Mcdermott D-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
- David Ross Obey D-WI
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
Did not vote
- Richard William Pombo R-CA
- Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
- Charles Christopher Cox R-CA
- Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA
- Michael Newbold Castle R-DE
- Jim Davis D-FL
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- James Allen Nussle R-IA
- John Dennis Hastert R-IL
- Lane Allen Evans D-IL
- William Jennings Jefferson D-LA
- Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
- Albio Sires D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Ted Strickland D-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Robert William Ney R-OH
- Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK
- Harold Ford Jr. D-TN
- Shelley Sekula Gibbs R-TX
- Thomas Dale Delay R-TX
- Mark Green R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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