House roll call 1503 · 110th Congress · May 15, 2008
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
On May 15, 2008, the House voted 141–149 on “On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 1” (HR 2642). Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 85–147, Republicans 56–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 87 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
- 141
- No
- 149
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- May 15, 2008
By party
- Republicans56 yes · 2 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Democrats85 yes · 147 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
- Artur Davis D-AL voted yes
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR voted yes
- Victor F. Snyder D-AR voted yes
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR voted yes
- Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ voted yes
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ voted yes
- Jim Costa D-CA voted yes
- Brad Sherman D-CA voted yes
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA voted yes
- Adam Schiff D-CA voted yes
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA voted yes
- Susan A. Davis D-CA voted yes
- Mark Udall D-CO voted yes
- John Salazar D-CO voted yes
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Corrine Brown D-FL voted yes
- Tim Mahoney D-FL voted yes
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Jim Marshall D-GA voted yes
- John Barrow D-GA voted yes
- David Scott D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL voted yes
- Rahm Emanuel D-IL voted yes
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL voted yes
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
- Bill Foster D-IL voted yes
- Peter Visclosky D-IN voted yes
- Joe Donnelly D-IN voted yes
- Brad Ellsworth D-IN voted yes
- Baron P. Hill D-IN voted yes
- Nancy Boyda D-KS voted yes
- Dennis Moore D-KS voted yes
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- William Jennings Jefferson D-LA voted yes
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA voted yes
- Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA voted yes
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD voted yes
- Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD voted yes
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI voted yes
- Tim Walz D-MN voted yes
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted yes
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC voted yes
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
- Heath Shuler D-NC voted yes
- Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND voted yes
- Shelley Berkley D-NV voted yes
- Charlie Wilson D-OH voted yes
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH voted yes
- Zack Space D-OH voted yes
- Daniel David Boren D-OK voted yes
- Darlene Hooley D-OR voted yes
- Jason Altmire D-PA voted yes
- Joe Sestak D-PA voted yes
- Chris Carney D-PA voted yes
- Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted yes
- John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted yes
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA voted yes
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
- John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC voted yes
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted yes
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD voted yes
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
- Lincoln Davis D-TN voted yes
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN voted yes
- Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN voted yes
- John S. Tanner D-TN voted yes
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX voted yes
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX voted yes
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX voted yes
- Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX voted yes
- Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX voted yes
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX voted yes
- Henry Cuellar D-TX voted yes
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted yes
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted yes
And 7 more.
The bill
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
- Rick Renzi R-AZ
- Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
- John Campbell R-CA
- Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- John Salazar D-CO
- Marilyn N Musgrave R-CO
- Christopher H. Shays R-CT
- Michael Newbold Castle R-DE
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL
- Richard (Ric) Keller R-FL
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
- Tim Mahoney D-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Jim Marshall D-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Rahm Emanuel D-IL
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Bill Foster D-IL
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
- Ray H. Lahood R-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- Joe Donnelly 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
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- William Jennings Jefferson D-LA
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA
- Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA
- Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD
- Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- Tim Walberg R-MI
- Candice S. Miller R-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Tim Walz D-MN
- James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- Howard Coble R-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Robert Cannon (Robin) Hayes R-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Heath Shuler D-NC
- Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Stevan Pearce R-NM
- Shelley Berkley D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Jon C. Porter R-NV
- Peter T. King R-NY
- Vito John Fossella R-NY
- Jean Schmidt R-OH
- Michael R. Turner R-OH
- Jim Jordan R-OH
- Robert E. Latta R-OH
- Charlie Wilson D-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- Zack Space D-OH
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Mary Fallin R-OK
- Darlene Hooley D-OR
- Philip Sheridan English R-PA
- Jason Altmire D-PA
- Joe Sestak D-PA
- Chris Carney D-PA
- Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA
- John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC
- 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
- Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX
- Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
- Robert J. Wittman R-VA
- J. Randy Forbes R-VA
- Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
- Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
- Brian Baird D-WA
- Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Ed Pastor D-AZ
- Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ
- Michael Thompson D-CA
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
- George Miller D-CA
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier 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
- Lois Capps D-CA
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Hilda L. Solis D-CA
- Diane Edith Watson 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
- Ed Perlmutter D-CO
- John B. Larson D-CT
- Joe Courtney D-CT
- Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Kathy Castor 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
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- Neil Abercrombie D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Bruce Braley D-IA
- Dave Loebsack D-IA
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Phil Hare D-IL
- André Carson D-IN
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- 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
- John Sarbanes D-MD
- Albert Russell Wynn D-MD
- Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Thomas H. Allen D-ME
- Michael H. Michaud D-ME
- Bart T. Stupak D-MI
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
- John Conyers Jr. D-MI
- John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
- Betty Mccollum D-MN
- Keith Ellison D-MN
- James Louis Oberstar D-MN
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- Russ Carnahan D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Melvin L. Watt D-NC
- Brad Miller D-NC
- 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
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- 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
- Carolyn Bosher Maloney 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
- Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
- Michael Arcuri D-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Dennis Kucinich D-OH
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
- Betty Sutton D-OH
- David Wu D-OR
- Earl Blumenauer D-OR
- Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
- Robert A. Brady D-PA
- Chaka Fattah D-PA
- Patrick Murphy D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Al Green D-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- James P. Moran D-VA
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Jay Robert Inslee D-WA
- James A. Mcdermott D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
- David Ross Obey D-WI
- Steven Kagen D-WI
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
Voted present
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
- Robert Terry Everett R-AL
- Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
- Robert Aderholt R-AL
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Trent Franks R-AZ
- John B. Shadegg R-AZ
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
- Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
- John Taylor Doolittle R-CA
- George P. Radanovich R-CA
- Devin Nunes R-CA
- Kevin Mccarthy R-CA
- Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA
- David Timothy Dreier R-CA
- Edward Randall Royce R-CA
- Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA
- Gary G. Miller R-CA
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO
- Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
- John L. Mica R-FL
- Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
- Adam Putnam R-FL
- David Joseph Weldon R-FL
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Tom Feeney R-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Jack Kingston R-GA
- Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
- Tom Price R-GA
- John Elmer Linder R-GA
- John Nathan Deal R-GA
- Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA
- Phil Gingrey R-GA
- Thomas Latham R-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Peter Roskam R-IL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL
- Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
- Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
- John M. Shimkus R-IL
- Mark Edward Souder R-IN
- Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN
- Danny Lee Burton R-IN
- Mike Pence R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Todd Tiahrt R-KS
- Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
- Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
- Steve Scalise R-LA
- James O. Mccrery III R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Charles W. Boustany R-LA
- Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD
- Peter Hoekstra R-MI
- Vernon James Ehlers R-MI
- David Lee Camp R-MI
- Mike Rogers R-MI
- Joseph Knollenberg R-MI
- Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
- John Kline R-MN
- Michele Bachmann R-MN
- W. Todd Akin R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS
- Denny Rehberg R-MT
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Hugh James Saxton R-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Scott Garrett R-NJ
- Michael Ferguson R-NJ
- Heather Wilson R-NM
- John Michael Mchugh R-NY
- James T. Walsh R-NY
- Thomas M. Reynolds R-NY
- John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY
- Steve Chabot R-OH
- David Lee Hobson R-OH
- John Andrew Boehner R-OH
- Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
- Steven C. Latourette R-OH
- Deborah D. Pryce R-OH
- Ralph Straus Regula R-OH
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Greg Walden R-OR
- John Peterson R-PA
- William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- James Gresham Barrett R-SC
- Robert Durden Inglis R-SC
- David Davis R-TN
- Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Ted Poe R-TX
- Sam Johnson R-TX
- Jeb Hensarling R-TX
- Joe Linus Barton R-TX
- John Culberson R-TX
- Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX
- Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
- K. Michael Conaway R-TX
- Kay Granger R-TX
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Randy Neugebauer R-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- John R. Carter R-TX
- Christopher B. Cannon R-UT
- Thelma D. Drake R-VA
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
- Thomas M. Davis III R-VA
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Barbara L. Cubin R-WY
Did not vote
- Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
- Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
- Elton W. Gallegly R-CA
- Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
- Mary Bono R-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
- Ander Crenshaw R-FL
- Connie Mack IV R-FL
- Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
- Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
- William Sali R-ID
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- John Dennis Hastert R-IL
- Julia May Carson D-IN
- Ron Lewis R-KY
- Bobby Jindal R-LA
- Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
- Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
- Donna F. Edwards D-MD
- Kenny Hulshof R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Travis W. Childers D-MS
- Sue Myrick R-NC
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
- Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
- Jim Gerlach R-PA
- Luis G. Fortuño R-PR
- Jo Ann Davis R-VA
- Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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