On Motion to Adjourn

On May 6, 2008, the House voted 149–251 on “On Motion to Adjourn”. Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 2–210, Republicans 147–41. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 43 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: 149
No: 251
Did not vote: 53
Date: May 6, 2008

By party

Republicans147 yes · 41 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 210 no · 34 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL voted no
John L. Mica R-FL voted no
Gus Bilirakis R-FL voted no
Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL voted no
David Joseph Weldon R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
William Sali R-ID voted no
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Todd Tiahrt R-KS voted no
Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
Tim Walberg R-MI voted no
Mike Rogers R-MI voted no
Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
Jeff Fortenberry R-NE voted no
Lee Raymond Terry R-NE voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Jon C. Porter R-NV voted no
Vito John Fossella R-NY voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY voted no
Jim Jordan R-OH voted no
Jim Gerlach R-PA voted no
Charles W. Dent R-PA voted no
Timothy Murphy R-PA voted no
Todd Platts R-PA voted no
Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC voted no
Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted yes
Louie Gohmert R-TX voted no
Ted Poe R-TX voted no
Michael C. Burgess R-TX voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
Zoe Lofgren D-CA
Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
Maxine Waters D-CA
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
John Campbell R-CA
Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
John Elmer Linder R-GA
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Danny Lee Burton R-IN
André Carson D-IN
Julia May Carson D-IN
Bobby Jindal R-LA
Steve Scalise R-LA
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
Donna F. Edwards D-MD
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
David Eugene Price D-NC
Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
Anthony D. Weiner D-NY
John Hall D-NY
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH
John Sullivan R-OK
Joe Sestak D-PA
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
Luis G. Fortuño R-PR
Jeb Hensarling R-TX
K. Michael Conaway R-TX
Jo Ann Davis R-VA
Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
Peter Welch D-VT
James A. Mcdermott D-WA
Adam Smith D-WA
Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Steven Kagen D-WI

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Motion to Adjourn: House Vote, May 6, 2008,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/110-H-1435/on-motion-to-adjourn (accessed 2026-10-14).