House roll call 280 · 111th Congress · May 20, 2009
Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act
On May 20, 2009, the House voted 406–15 on “On Passage” (HR 2352). Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 247–0, Republicans 159–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 406
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- May 20, 2009
By party
- Republicans159 yes · 15 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats247 yes · 0 no · 22 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
- Trent Franks R-AZ voted no
- John B. Shadegg R-AZ voted no
- Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
- Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
- John Campbell R-CA voted no
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL voted no
- Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC voted no
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
- Jeb Hensarling R-TX voted no
- John Culberson R-TX voted no
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
- Jason Chaffetz R-UT voted no
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 D-AL
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- Artur Davis D-AL
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR
- Victor F. Snyder D-AR
- John Boozman R-AR
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR
- Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ
- Ed Pastor D-AZ
- Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ
- Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ
- Michael Thompson D-CA
- Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
- Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
- Tom Mcclintock R-CA
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
- George Miller D-CA
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
- Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA
- Mike Honda D-CA
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Sam Farr D-CA
- Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA
- George P. Radanovich R-CA
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Devin Nunes R-CA
- Kevin Mccarthy R-CA
- Lois Capps D-CA
- Elton W. Gallegly R-CA
- Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA
- David Timothy Dreier R-CA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Xavier Becerra 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
- Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA
- Gary G. Miller R-CA
- Joe Baca D-CA
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Mary Bono R-CA
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
- Loretta Sanchez D-CA
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
- Bob Filner D-CA
- Duncan Duane Hunter R-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Jared Polis D-CO
- John Salazar D-CO
- Betsy Markey D-CO
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- Mike Coffman R-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
- Michael Newbold Castle R-DE
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Ander Crenshaw R-FL
- Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
- Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL
- John L. Mica R-FL
- Alan Grayson D-FL
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Adam Putnam R-FL
- Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
- Connie Mack IV R-FL
- Bill Posey R-FL
- Thomas J. Rooney R-FL
- Kendrick B. Meek D-FL
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Robert Wexler D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Suzanne M. Kosmas D-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Jack Kingston R-GA
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- Tom Price R-GA
- John Elmer Linder R-GA
- Jim Marshall D-GA
- John Nathan Deal R-GA
- Phil Gingrey R-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Neil Abercrombie D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Dave Loebsack D-IA
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- Thomas Latham R-IA
- Walt Minnick D-ID
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Peter Roskam R-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Deborah L. Halvorson D-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
- Phil Hare D-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
- André Carson D-IN
- Brad Ellsworth D-IN
- Baron P. Hill D-IN
- Lynn Jenkins R-KS
- Dennis Moore D-KS
- Todd Tiahrt R-KS
- Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
- Brett Guthrie R-KY
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
- Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- Steve Scalise R-LA
- Anh (Joseph) Cao R-LA
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA
- John Fleming R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Charles W. Boustany 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
- 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
- Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-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
- Peter Hoekstra R-MI
- Vernon James Ehlers R-MI
- David Lee Camp R-MI
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- Mark H. Schauer D-MI
- Mike Rogers R-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Candice S. Miller R-MI
- Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
- John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
- Tim Walz D-MN
- John Kline R-MN
- Erik Paulsen R-MN
- Betty Mccollum D-MN
- Keith Ellison D-MN
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- James Louis Oberstar D-MN
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- W. Todd Akin R-MO
- Russ Carnahan D-MO
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
- Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
- Travis W. Childers D-MS
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS
- Denny Rehberg R-MT
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Howard Coble R-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Larry Kissell D-NC
- Sue Myrick R-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Heath Shuler D-NC
- Melvin L. Watt D-NC
- Brad Miller D-NC
- Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Carol Shea-Porter D-NH
- Paul Hodes D-NH
- Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- John H. Adler D-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Scott Garrett R-NJ
- Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
- Leonard Lance R-NJ
- William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
- Steven Rothman D-NJ
- Donald Milford Payne D-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Rush Holt D-NJ
- Albio Sires D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Harry Teague D-NM
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Shelley Berkley D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Alice (Dina) Titus D-NV
- Timothy H. Bishop D-NY
- Steve Israel D-NY
- Peter T. King R-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
- Scott Murphy D-NY
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
- John Michael Mchugh R-NY
- Michael Arcuri D-NY
- Daniel B. Maffei D-NY
- Christopher John Lee R-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Eric J.J. Massa D-NY
- Steve Driehaus D-OH
- Jean Schmidt R-OH
- Michael R. Turner R-OH
- Jim Jordan R-OH
- Robert E. Latta R-OH
- Charlie Wilson D-OH
- Steve Austria R-OH
- John Andrew Boehner R-OH
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Dennis Kucinich D-OH
- Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
- Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
- Betty Sutton D-OH
- Steven C. Latourette R-OH
- Mary Jo Kilroy D-OH
- John A. Boccieri D-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- Zack Space D-OH
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Mary Fallin R-OK
- David Wu D-OR
- Greg Walden R-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
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Jim Gerlach R-PA
- Joe Sestak D-PA
- Patrick Murphy D-PA
- William (Bill) Shuster R-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
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Robert Durden Inglis R-SC
- John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
- David P. (Phil) Roe R-TN
- Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN
- Lincoln Davis D-TN
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
- Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John S. Tanner D-TN
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Ted Poe R-TX
- Sam Johnson R-TX
- Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
- Joe Linus Barton R-TX
- Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX
- Al Green D-TX
- Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
- K. Michael Conaway R-TX
- Kay Granger R-TX
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Randy Neugebauer R-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Pete Olson R-TX
- Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- John R. Carter R-TX
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
- Robert J. Wittman R-VA
- Glenn C. Nye III D-VA
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- J. Randy Forbes R-VA
- Tom Perriello D-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- James P. Moran D-VA
- Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-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
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
- James A. Mcdermott D-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- David Ross Obey D-WI
- Steven Kagen D-WI
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
How each representative voted: No
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Trent Franks R-AZ
- John B. Shadegg R-AZ
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Edward Randall Royce R-CA
- John Campbell R-CA
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
- Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Jeb Hensarling R-TX
- John Culberson R-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
- Jason Chaffetz R-UT
Did not vote
- Parker Griffith R-AL
- Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- John Garamendi D-CA
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
- Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA
- Hilda L. Solis D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
- Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
- Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
- Ron Klein D-FL
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- Tom Graves R-GA
- Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
- Charles Djou R-HI
- Bruce Braley D-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- Marlin Stutzman R-IN
- John Conyers Jr. D-MI
- Michele Bachmann R-MN
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan I-MP
- Gregg Harper R-MS
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- William Owens D-NY
- Thomas W. Reed II R-NY
- Mark S. Critz D-PA
- Pedro Pierluisi I-PR
- Pedro Pierluisi D-PR
- James Gresham Barrett R-SC
- Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
Other votes
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