On Approving the Journal

On May 6, 2008, the House voted 220–182 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 205–12, Republicans 15–170. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 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: 220
No: 182
Did not vote: 50
Date: May 6, 2008

By party

Republicans15 yes · 170 no · 21 didn’t vote
Democrats205 yes · 12 no · 29 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ voted no
Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted yes
Mark Udall D-CO voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted yes
Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL voted yes
Jack Kingston R-GA voted yes
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted yes
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL voted yes
Joe Donnelly D-IN voted no
Brad Ellsworth D-IN voted no
Baron P. Hill D-IN voted no
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY voted yes
Bart T. Stupak D-MI voted no
Tim Walberg R-MI voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Samuel Graves R-MO voted yes
Peter T. King R-NY voted yes
Jason Altmire D-PA voted no
Chris Carney D-PA voted no
Charles W. Dent R-PA voted yes
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted yes
David G. Reichert R-WA voted yes
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Louie Gohmert R-TX

Did not vote

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
John Campbell R-CA
Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
Jim Marshall D-GA
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
Mazie Hirono D-HI
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Danny Lee Burton R-IN
Mike Pence R-IN
André Carson D-IN
Julia May Carson D-IN
Bobby Jindal R-LA
Steve Scalise R-LA
Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
Bill Delahunt D-MA
Albert Russell Wynn D-MD
Donna F. Edwards D-MD
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
James Louis Oberstar D-MN
Kenny Hulshof R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
Travis W. Childers D-MS
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
Heath Shuler D-NC
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
Michael Ferguson R-NJ
Donald Milford Payne D-NJ
John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH
John Peterson R-PA
Luis G. Fortuño R-PR
Jo Ann Davis R-VA
Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Approving the Journal: House Vote, May 6, 2008,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/110-H-1421/on-approving-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-14).