House roll call 1226 · 111th Congress · Apr 29, 2010
Puerto Rico Democracy Act
On Apr 29, 2010, the House voted 194–198 on “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” (HR 2499). Result: Failed. By party: Democrats 32–192, Republicans 162–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 38 members voted against their own party.
During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Failed
- Yes
- 194
- No
- 198
- Did not vote
- 62
- Date
- Apr 29, 2010
By party
- Republicans162 yes · 6 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Democrats32 yes · 192 no · 45 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
- Bobby Neal Bright Sr. D-AL voted yes
- Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ voted yes
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ voted yes
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA voted yes
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
- Jim Marshall D-GA voted yes
- John Barrow D-GA voted yes
- Walt Minnick D-ID voted yes
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL voted yes
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
- Bill Foster D-IL voted yes
- Aaron Schock R-IL voted no
- Joe Donnelly D-IN voted yes
- Brad Ellsworth D-IN voted yes
- Anh (Joseph) Cao R-LA voted no
- Mark H. Schauer D-MI voted yes
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO voted yes
- Travis W. Childers D-MS voted yes
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
- John H. Adler D-NJ voted yes
- Alice (Dina) Titus D-NV voted yes
- Michael E. Mcmahon D-NY voted yes
- William Owens D-NY voted yes
- Michael Arcuri D-NY voted yes
- Steve Driehaus D-OH voted yes
- John A. Boccieri D-OH voted yes
- Zack Space D-OH voted yes
- Daniel David Boren D-OK voted yes
- Jason Altmire D-PA voted yes
- Chris Carney D-PA voted yes
- Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted yes
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
- Glenn C. Nye III D-VA voted yes
- Tom Perriello D-VA voted yes
The bill
How each representative voted: Yes
- Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
- Bobby Neal Bright Sr. D-AL
- Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
- Robert Aderholt R-AL
- Parker Griffith R-AL
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Trent Franks R-AZ
- John B. Shadegg R-AZ
- Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ
- Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
- Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
- Tom Mcclintock R-CA
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
- George P. Radanovich R-CA
- Kevin Mccarthy R-CA
- Elton W. Gallegly 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
- Mary Bono R-CA
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
- John Campbell R-CA
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
- Duncan Duane Hunter R-CA
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- Mike Coffman R-CO
- Michael Newbold Castle R-DE
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
- Ander Crenshaw R-FL
- Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
- Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL
- John L. Mica R-FL
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
- Adam Putnam R-FL
- Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
- Connie Mack IV R-FL
- Bill Posey R-FL
- Thomas J. Rooney R-FL
- Jack Kingston R-GA
- Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
- Tom Price R-GA
- Jim Marshall D-GA
- Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA
- Phil Gingrey R-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- Thomas Latham R-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- Walt Minnick D-ID
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Peter Roskam R-IL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
- Bill Foster D-IL
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
- Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
- John M. Shimkus R-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Mark Edward Souder R-IN
- Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN
- Danny Lee Burton R-IN
- Mike Pence R-IN
- Brad Ellsworth D-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Lynn Jenkins R-KS
- Todd Tiahrt R-KS
- Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
- Brett Guthrie R-KY
- Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
- Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
- Steve Scalise R-LA
- John Fleming R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Charles W. Boustany R-LA
- Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD
- Vernon James Ehlers R-MI
- David Lee Camp R-MI
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- Mark H. Schauer D-MI
- Mike Rogers R-MI
- Candice S. Miller R-MI
- Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
- John Kline R-MN
- Erik Paulsen R-MN
- Michele Bachmann R-MN
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- W. Todd Akin R-MO
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
- Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
- Travis W. Childers D-MS
- Gregg Harper R-MS
- Denny Rehberg R-MT
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Howard Coble R-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Sue Myrick R-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- John H. Adler D-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Scott Garrett R-NJ
- Leonard Lance R-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Alice (Dina) Titus D-NV
- Peter T. King R-NY
- Michael E. Mcmahon D-NY
- William Owens D-NY
- Michael Arcuri D-NY
- Christopher John Lee R-NY
- Steve Driehaus D-OH
- Jean Schmidt R-OH
- Michael R. Turner R-OH
- Jim Jordan R-OH
- Robert E. Latta R-OH
- Steve Austria R-OH
- John Andrew Boehner R-OH
- Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
- Steven C. Latourette R-OH
- John A. Boccieri D-OH
- Zack Space D-OH
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Greg Walden R-OR
- Jason Altmire D-PA
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Jim Gerlach R-PA
- William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
- Chris Carney D-PA
- Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Robert Durden Inglis R-SC
- David P. (Phil) Roe R-TN
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Ted Poe R-TX
- Sam Johnson R-TX
- Ralph Moody Hall 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
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Randy Neugebauer R-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Pete Olson R-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- John R. Carter R-TX
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
- Jason Chaffetz R-UT
- Robert J. Wittman R-VA
- Glenn C. Nye III D-VA
- J. Randy Forbes R-VA
- Tom Perriello D-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
How each representative voted: No
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR
- Victor F. Snyder D-AR
- Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ
- 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
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- John Garamendi 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
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Lois Capps D-CA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Diane Edith Watson D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard 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
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Jared Polis D-CO
- John Salazar D-CO
- Betsy Markey D-CO
- Ed Perlmutter D-CO
- John B. Larson D-CT
- Joe Courtney D-CT
- Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
- James A. Himes D-CT
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Alan Grayson D-FL
- Kendrick B. Meek D-FL
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Ron Klein D-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Suzanne M. Kosmas D-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Bruce Braley D-IA
- Dave Loebsack D-IA
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Deborah L. Halvorson D-IL
- Phil Hare D-IL
- Aaron Schock R-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- André Carson D-IN
- Baron P. Hill D-IN
- Dennis Moore D-KS
- Anh (Joseph) Cao R-LA
- 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
- Frank M. Kratovil Jr. D-MD
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD
- John Sarbanes D-MD
- Donna F. Edwards D-MD
- Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
- Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Michael H. Michaud D-ME
- Bart T. Stupak D-MI
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- John Conyers Jr. D-MI
- John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
- Tim Walz D-MN
- Betty Mccollum D-MN
- Keith Ellison D-MN
- James Louis Oberstar D-MN
- Russ Carnahan D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Larry Kissell D-NC
- Melvin L. Watt D-NC
- Brad Miller D-NC
- Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND
- Carol Shea-Porter 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
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Shelley Berkley D-NV
- Timothy H. Bishop D-NY
- Steve Israel D-NY
- Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY
- Gary Leonard Ackerman 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
- Scott Murphy D-NY
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Daniel B. Maffei D-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Dennis Kucinich D-OH
- Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
- Betty Sutton D-OH
- Mary Jo Kilroy D-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- David Wu D-OR
- Earl Blumenauer D-OR
- Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
- Kurt Schrader D-OR
- Robert A. Brady D-PA
- Chaka Fattah D-PA
- Kathleen A. (Kathy) Dahlkemper D-PA
- Joe Sestak D-PA
- Patrick Murphy D-PA
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- 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
- Al Green D-TX
- Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- James P. Moran D-VA
- Gerald E. (Gerry) Connolly D-VA
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Jay Robert Inslee D-WA
- Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
- Brian Baird D-WA
- Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
- James A. Mcdermott D-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
- David Ross Obey D-WI
- Steven Kagen D-WI
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
Did not vote
- Parker Griffith D-AL
- Artur Davis D-AL
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR
- Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
- Devin Nunes R-CA
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Hilda L. Solis D-CA
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Bob Filner D-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Robert Wexler D-FL
- John Elmer Linder R-GA
- John Nathan Deal R-GA
- Tom Graves R-GA
- Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
- Charles Djou R-HI
- Neil Abercrombie D-HI
- Marlin Stutzman R-IN
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA
- Bill Delahunt D-MA
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Peter Hoekstra R-MI
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan I-MP
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- Heath Shuler D-NC
- Paul Hodes D-NH
- Harry Teague D-NM
- Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
- John Michael Mchugh R-NY
- Eric J.J. Massa D-NY
- Thomas W. Reed II R-NY
- Charlie Wilson D-OH
- Mary Fallin R-OK
- John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
- Mark S. Critz D-PA
- Pedro Pierluisi I-PR
- Pedro Pierluisi D-PR
- Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC
- James Gresham Barrett R-SC
- Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Kay Granger R-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
- Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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