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House roll call 503 · 109th Congress · Sep 29, 2005

Expressing the sense of Congress that the U.S. Supreme Court should speedily find the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Const

On Sep 29, 2005, the House voted 383–31 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree” (HCONRES 245). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 226–0, Democrats 156–31, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 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
383
No
31
Did not vote
18
Date
Sep 29, 2005

By party

  • Republicans226 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats156 yes · 31 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Expressing the sense of Congress that the…: House Vote, Sep 29, 2005,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/109-H-503/expressing-the-sense-of-congress-that-the-u-s (accessed 2026-10-17).

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