On Motion to Adjourn

On May 6, 2008, the House voted 149–236 on “On Motion to Adjourn”. Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 2–203, Republicans 147–33. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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: 236
Did not vote: 68
Date: May 6, 2008

By party

Republicans147 yes · 33 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 203 no · 41 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John L. Mica R-FL voted no
Gus Bilirakis 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
Peter Hoekstra R-MI voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
Tim Walberg R-MI voted no
Mike Rogers R-MI voted no
Candice S. Miller R-MI voted no
Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO voted yes
Samuel Graves R-MO voted no
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Jeff Fortenberry R-NE voted no
Lee Raymond Terry R-NE voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Jon C. Porter R-NV voted no
Vito John Fossella R-NY voted no
John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY voted no
Jim Jordan R-OH voted no
Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH voted no
Jim Gerlach R-PA voted no
Charles W. Dent R-PA voted no
Todd Platts R-PA voted no
Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC voted no
Ted Poe R-TX voted no
Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX voted no
Michael C. Burgess R-TX voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
Robert Marion Berry D-AR
Victor F. Snyder D-AR
Michael Avery Ross D-AR
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
Jim Costa D-CA
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
John Campbell R-CA
Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
David Joseph Weldon R-FL
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
Bruce Braley D-IA
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-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
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD
Donna F. Edwards D-MD
Elijah Eugene Cummings 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
Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
Melvin L. Watt D-NC
Brad Miller D-NC
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
Anthony D. Weiner D-NY
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH
Darlene Hooley D-OR
John Peterson R-PA
Timothy Murphy R-PA
Luis G. Fortuño R-PR
James Langevin D-RI
John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN
Louie Gohmert R-TX
Sam Johnson R-TX
Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
K. Michael Conaway R-TX
Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
Jo Ann Davis R-VA
Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
Brian Baird D-WA
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
James A. Mcdermott D-WA
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV

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-1437/on-motion-to-adjourn (accessed 2026-10-14).