On Motion to Table

On Apr 5, 2006, the House voted 218–198 on “On Motion to Table” (HRES 762). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 218–6, Democrats 0–191, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 218
No: 198
Did not vote: 19
Date: Apr 5, 2006

By party

Republicans218 yes · 6 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 191 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Jim Gerlach R-PA voted no
Todd Platts R-PA voted no
Mark Green R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Diane Edith Watson D-CA
Charles Christopher Cox R-CA
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
Randall (Duke) Cunningham R-CA
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
James Allen Nussle R-IA
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Lane Allen Evans D-IL
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
Thomas H. Allen D-ME
Peter Hoekstra R-MI
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Albio Sires D-NJ
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
John S. Tanner D-TN
Shelley Sekula Gibbs R-TX
Thomas Dale Delay R-TX

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Motion to Table: House Vote, Apr 5, 2006,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/109-H-755/on-motion-to-table (accessed 2026-10-14).