On Motion to Adjourn

On May 7, 2008, the House voted 140–246 on “On Motion to Adjourn”. Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 2–202, Republicans 138–44. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 46 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: 140
No: 246
Did not vote: 67
Date: May 7, 2008

By party

Republicans138 yes · 44 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 202 no · 42 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL voted no
John L. Mica R-FL voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
Jack Kingston R-GA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA 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
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
Candice S. Miller R-MI voted no
Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Samuel Graves R-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS voted no
Jeff Fortenberry R-NE voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Jon C. Porter R-NV 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
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted yes
Charles W. Dent R-PA voted no
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA voted no
Timothy Murphy R-PA voted no
Todd Platts R-PA voted no
Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC voted no
Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted yes
Ted Poe R-TX voted no
John Culberson R-TX voted no
Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX voted no
Michael C. Burgess R-TX voted no
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
George Miller D-CA
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA
Jim Costa D-CA
Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
Laura Richardson D-CA
Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
Edward Randall Royce R-CA
Joe Baca D-CA
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
John Campbell R-CA
Mark Udall D-CO
Doug Lamborn R-CO
Ed Perlmutter D-CO
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
David Joseph Weldon R-FL
Tim Mahoney D-FL
John Elmer Linder R-GA
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
David Scott D-GA
Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
Bruce Braley D-IA
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
Rahm Emanuel D-IL
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN
Danny Lee Burton R-IN
Julia May Carson D-IN
Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
Bobby Jindal R-LA
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
Donna F. Edwards D-MD
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
Tim Walz D-MN
Keith Ellison D-MN
James Louis Oberstar D-MN
Russ Carnahan D-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
Travis W. Childers D-MS
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
Timothy H. Bishop D-NY
Vito John Fossella R-NY
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
Patrick Murphy D-PA
Luis G. Fortuño R-PR
Stephen Cohen D-TN
Louie Gohmert R-TX
K. Michael Conaway R-TX
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
John R. Carter R-TX
Jo Ann Davis 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 Motion to Adjourn: House Vote, May 7, 2008,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/110-H-1446/on-motion-to-adjourn (accessed 2026-10-14).