House roll call 174 · 111th Congress · Apr 1, 2009
Flake Resolution
On Apr 1, 2009, the House voted 217–185 on “On Motion to Table” (HRES 312). Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 212–27, Republicans 5–158. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- Passed
- Yes
- 217
- No
- 185
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Apr 1, 2009
By party
- Republicans5 yes · 158 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats212 yes · 27 no · 25 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted yes
- Bobby Neal Bright Sr. D-AL voted no
- Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ voted no
- Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ voted no
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ voted no
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA voted no
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA voted yes
- James A. Himes D-CT voted no
- Suzanne M. Kosmas D-FL voted no
- Dave Loebsack D-IA voted no
- Walt Minnick D-ID voted no
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL voted no
- Deborah L. Halvorson D-IL voted no
- Bill Foster D-IL voted no
- Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
- Joe Donnelly D-IN voted no
- Brad Ellsworth D-IN voted no
- Baron P. Hill D-IN voted no
- Tim Walz D-MN voted no
- Travis W. Childers D-MS voted no
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
- Howard Coble R-NC voted yes
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted no
- Paul Hodes D-NH voted no
- Harry Teague D-NM voted no
- John A. Boccieri D-OH voted no
- Timothy Murphy R-PA voted yes
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD voted no
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted no
- Tom Perriello D-VA voted no
- Adam Smith D-WA voted no
- Ron Kind D-WI voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Parker Griffith D-AL
- Artur Davis D-AL
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR
- Victor F. Snyder D-AR
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR
- 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
- Ellen O'Kane Tauscher 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
- 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
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Diane Edith Watson D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard 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
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
- Bob Filner D-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Jared Polis D-CO
- John Salazar D-CO
- Betsy Markey D-CO
- Ed Perlmutter D-CO
- Joe Courtney D-CT
- Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Alan Grayson 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
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- Jim Marshall D-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Neil Abercrombie D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Bruce Braley D-IA
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Phil Hare D-IL
- André Carson D-IN
- Dennis Moore D-KS
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- Charles J. Melancon D-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
- Bill Delahunt 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
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Michael H. Michaud D-ME
- Bart T. Stupak D-MI
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- Gary C. Peters 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
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- James Louis Oberstar D-MN
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- Russ Carnahan D-MO
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Howard Coble R-NC
- Larry Kissell D-NC
- Heath Shuler 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
- John H. Adler 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
- Alice (Dina) Titus D-NV
- 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
- Michael E. Mcmahon 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
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
- Michael Arcuri D-NY
- Daniel B. Maffei D-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Eric J.J. Massa D-NY
- Steve Driehaus D-OH
- Charlie Wilson 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
- Zack Space D-OH
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- 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
- Jason Altmire D-PA
- Joe Sestak D-PA
- Patrick Murphy D-PA
- Chris Carney D-PA
- Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA
- John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- Lincoln Davis D-TN
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
- Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN
- John S. Tanner D-TN
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Al Green D-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Silvestre Reyes 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
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- Glenn C. Nye III D-VA
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- James P. Moran D-VA
- Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
- Gerald E. (Gerry) Connolly D-VA
- 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
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
- David Ross Obey D-WI
- Steven Kagen D-WI
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Bobby Neal Bright Sr. D-AL
- Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
- Robert Aderholt R-AL
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ
- 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
- Devin Nunes 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
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Mary Bono 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
- James A. Himes D-CT
- 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
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Suzanne M. Kosmas D-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Jack Kingston 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
- Dave Loebsack D-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- Walt Minnick D-ID
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Peter Roskam R-IL
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Deborah L. Halvorson D-IL
- Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
- Bill Foster D-IL
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
- Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
- Aaron Schock R-IL
- John M. Shimkus R-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- 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
- Baron P. Hill 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
- Anh (Joseph) Cao R-LA
- John Fleming R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Bill Cassidy 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
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- Mike Rogers R-MI
- Candice S. Miller R-MI
- Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
- Tim Walz D-MN
- Erik Paulsen R-MN
- Michele Bachmann R-MN
- W. Todd Akin R-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
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Paul Hodes D-NH
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Scott Garrett R-NJ
- Leonard Lance R-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Harry Teague D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Peter T. King R-NY
- John Michael Mchugh R-NY
- Christopher John Lee R-NY
- 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
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Mary Fallin R-OK
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Jim Gerlach R-PA
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Robert Durden Inglis R-SC
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
- David P. (Phil) Roe R-TN
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Sam Johnson R-TX
- Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
- Jeb Hensarling R-TX
- John Culberson R-TX
- Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX
- Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
- Kay Granger R-TX
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul 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
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
- Jason Chaffetz R-UT
- Robert J. Wittman R-VA
- J. Randy Forbes R-VA
- Tom Perriello D-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
Voted present
- Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Thomas Latham R-IA
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- John Kline R-MN
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- Sue Myrick R-NC
- Greg Walden R-OR
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- James Gresham Barrett R-SC
- Ted Poe R-TX
- K. Michael Conaway R-TX
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
Did not vote
- Parker Griffith R-AL
- Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- John Garamendi D-CA
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Hilda L. Solis D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Gary G. Miller R-CA
- Loretta Sanchez D-CA
- John B. Larson D-CT
- Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
- Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
- Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
- Tom Graves R-GA
- Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
- Charles Djou R-HI
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Marlin Stutzman R-IN
- Mark H. Schauer D-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan I-MP
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
- William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Scott Murphy D-NY
- William Owens D-NY
- Thomas W. Reed II R-NY
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
- Mark S. Critz D-PA
- Pedro Pierluisi I-PR
- Pedro Pierluisi D-PR
- Joe Linus Barton R-TX
- Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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