On Approving the Journal

On Apr 2, 2008, the House voted 232–177 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 213–8, Republicans 19–169. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: Passed
Yes: 232
No: 177
Did not vote: 43
Date: Apr 2, 2008

By party

Republicans19 yes · 169 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats213 yes · 8 no · 25 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA voted yes
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL voted yes
John L. Mica R-FL voted yes
Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL voted yes
Jim Marshall D-GA voted no
John Barrow D-GA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted yes
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL voted yes
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted yes
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Tim Walberg R-MI voted yes
Michele Bachmann R-MN voted yes
Heath Shuler D-NC voted no
Heather Wilson R-NM voted yes
James T. Walsh R-NY voted yes
John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY voted yes
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted yes
Jason Altmire D-PA voted no
William (Bill) Shuster R-PA voted yes
Charles W. Dent R-PA voted yes
Joe Linus Barton R-TX voted yes
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted yes
Robert William Goodlatte R-VA voted yes
Jay Robert Inslee D-WA voted no
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV 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
Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
Doris Matsui D-CA
Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
George Miller D-CA
Barbara Lee D-CA
Jerry Mcnerney 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
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
Maxine Waters D-CA
Jane L. Harman D-CA
Laura Richardson 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
John Salazar D-CO
Ed Perlmutter D-CO
John B. Larson D-CT
Joe Courtney D-CT
Christopher Murphy D-CT
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
Corrine Brown D-FL
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
John L. Mica R-FL
Kathy Castor D-FL
Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
Tim Mahoney D-FL
Kendrick B. Meek D-FL
Robert Wexler D-FL
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
Ron Klein D-FL
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
Hank Johnson D-GA
John R. Lewis D-GA
David Scott D-GA
Neil Abercrombie D-HI
Mazie Hirono D-HI
Bruce Braley D-IA
Dave Loebsack D-IA
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
Thomas Latham R-IA
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
Bill Foster D-IL
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
Phil Hare D-IL
Peter Visclosky D-IN
Joe Donnelly D-IN
André Carson D-IN
Brad Ellsworth D-IN
Baron P. Hill D-IN
Nancy Boyda D-KS
Dennis Moore D-KS
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
John Yarmuth D-KY
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Charles J. Melancon D-LA
John Walter Olver D-MA
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
James P. Mcgovern D-MA
Barney Frank D-MA
Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas 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
John Sarbanes 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
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
Tim Walberg R-MI
Sander Martin Levin D-MI
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
John Conyers Jr. D-MI
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
Tim Walz D-MN
Betty Mccollum D-MN
Keith Ellison D-MN
Michele Bachmann R-MN
Collin Clark Peterson 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
Carol Shea-Porter D-NH
Paul Hodes D-NH
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
Albio Sires D-NJ
Heather Wilson R-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
Yvette Diane Clarke D-NY
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY
Charles B. Rangel D-NY
José E. Serrano D-NY
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY
Nita M. Lowey D-NY
John Hall D-NY
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY
Michael Arcuri D-NY
James T. Walsh R-NY
Brian Higgins D-NY
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY
Charlie Wilson D-OH
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
Dennis Kucinich D-OH
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
Betty Sutton D-OH
Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
Zack Space 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
Philip Sheridan English R-PA
Joe Sestak D-PA
Patrick Murphy D-PA
William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
Chris Carney D-PA
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
Michael F. Doyle D-PA
Charles W. Dent R-PA
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI
James Langevin D-RI
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
James Enos Clyburn 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
Stephen Cohen D-TN
Joe Linus Barton R-TX
Al Green D-TX
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
Silvestre Reyes D-TX
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX
Ciro D. Rodriguez 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
Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
James P. Moran D-VA
Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
Peter Welch D-VT
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
Steven Kagen D-WI
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO

Did not vote

Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
Mark Udall D-CO
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Mark Edward Souder R-IN
Julia May Carson D-IN
Bobby Jindal R-LA
Steve Scalise R-LA
William Jennings Jefferson D-LA
Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
Donna F. Edwards D-MD
James Louis Oberstar D-MN
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
Travis W. Childers D-MS
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
John Sullivan R-OK
Chaka Fattah D-PA
Luis G. Fortuño R-PR
Louie Gohmert R-TX
Kay Granger R-TX
Jo Ann Davis R-VA
Eric Cantor R-VA
Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Approving the Journal: House Vote, Apr 2, 2008,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/110-H-1328/on-approving-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-14).