On Agreeing to the Amendment

On Nov 1, 2007, the House voted 175–236 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 2262). Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 3–224, Republicans 172–16. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 110th Congress (2007–2008), George W. Bush was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result: Failed
Yes: 175
No: 236
Did not vote: 38
Date: Nov 1, 2007

By party

Republicans172 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 224 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Ed Perlmutter D-CO voted yes
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Judy Borg Biggert R-IL voted no
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted no
Jeff Fortenberry R-NE voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Michael Ferguson R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Shelley Berkley D-NV voted yes
Jim Gerlach R-PA voted no
Luis G. Fortuño R-PR voted no
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD voted yes
David G. Reichert R-WA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
John B. Shadegg R-AZ
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL
Bill Foster D-IL
André Carson D-IN
Julia May Carson D-IN
Bobby Jindal R-LA
Steve Scalise R-LA
Rodney Alexander R-LA
Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
Donna F. Edwards D-MD
Travis W. Childers D-MS
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Heath Shuler D-NC
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY
Nita M. Lowey D-NY
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
Robert E. Latta R-OH
Charlie Wilson D-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
Louie Gohmert R-TX
Jeb Hensarling R-TX
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
Michael C. Burgess R-TX
Jo Ann Davis R-VA
Robert J. Wittman R-VA
Thomas M. Davis III R-VA
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Agreeing to the Amendment: House Vote, Nov 1, 2007,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/110-H-1024/on-agreeing-to-the-amendment (accessed 2026-10-13).