House roll call 551 · 109th Congress · Oct 27, 2005
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
On Oct 27, 2005, the House voted 196–217 on “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” (HR 420). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 1–217, Democrats 194–0, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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
- Failed
- Yes
- 196
- No
- 217
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Oct 27, 2005
By party
- Republicans1 yes · 217 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats194 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL
- Artur Davis D-AL
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR
- Victor F. Snyder D-AR
- Michael Avery Ross 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
- 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
- Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA
- Jim Costa 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
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Jane L. Harman D-CA
- Juanita Millender-Mcdonald 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 Salazar D-CO
- John B. Larson D-CT
- Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Jim Davis D-FL
- Kendrick B. Meek D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Jim Marshall D-GA
- Cynthia Ann Mckinney D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Neil Abercrombie D-HI
- Ed Case D-HI
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Daniel Lipinski 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
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
- Lane Allen Evans D-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- Julia May Carson D-IN
- Dennis Moore D-KS
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- William Jennings Jefferson D-LA
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA
- John Walter Olver D-MA
- Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
- James P. Mcgovern D-MA
- Barney Frank D-MA
- Martin Thomas Meehan 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
- 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
- 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
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- James Louis Oberstar D-MN
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- Russ Carnahan D-MO
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Mike Mcintyre 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
- Robert Menendez 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
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Ted Strickland D-OH
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Dennis Kucinich D-OH
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- 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
- John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
- Lincoln Davis D-TN
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
- Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN
- John S. Tanner D-TN
- Harold Ford Jr. D-TN
- Al Green D-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
- 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
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
How each representative voted: No
- 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
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- John Boozman R-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
- Richard William Pombo R-CA
- George P. Radanovich R-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
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA
- Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA
- Marilyn N Musgrave R-CO
- Joel M. Hefley R-CO
- Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO
- Bob Beauprez R-CO
- Christopher H. Shays R-CT
- Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT
- Michael Newbold Castle R-DE
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
- Ander Crenshaw 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
- David Joseph Weldon R-FL
- Tom Feeney R-FL
- Jack Kingston R-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
- James Allen Nussle R-IA
- 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
- Henry John Hyde R-IL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL
- Judy Borg Biggert 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
- James O. Mccrery III R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
- Charles W. Boustany R-LA
- Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD
- 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
- Candice S. Miller 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
- W. Todd Akin R-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
- Kenny Hulshof R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS
- Denny Rehberg R-MT
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Howard Coble R-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
- Sherwood Louis Boehlert 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
- Robert William Ney R-OH
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Ernest James Istook Jr. 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
- William Lewis Jenkins R-TN
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Ted Poe R-TX
- Sam Johnson 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
- Randy Neugebauer R-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Thomas Dale Delay R-TX
- Henry Bonilla R-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- John R. Carter R-TX
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Robert (Rob) Bishop R-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
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- Mark Green R-WI
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Barbara L. Cubin R-WY
Did not vote
- Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
- Charles Christopher Cox R-CA
- John Campbell R-CA
- Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
- Robert (Rob) Simmons R-CT
- Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
- Katherine Harris R-FL
- Connie Mack IV R-FL
- Mark A. Foley R-FL
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Robert Wexler D-FL
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- John Dennis Hastert R-IL
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Albio Sires D-NJ
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Shelley Sekula Gibbs R-TX
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- David Ross Obey D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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