House roll call 1384 · 112th Congress · Jun 28, 2012
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to com
On Jun 28, 2012, the House voted 255–67 on “On Agreeing to the Resolution” (HRES 711). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 238–2, Democrats 17–65. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.
During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Passed
- Yes
- 255
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 122
- Date
- Jun 28, 2012
By party
- Republicans238 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats17 yes · 65 no · 117 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR voted yes
- John Barrow D-GA voted yes
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted yes
- Joe Donnelly D-IN voted yes
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- Tim Walz D-MN voted yes
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
- Larry Kissell D-NC voted yes
- William Owens D-NY voted yes
- Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY voted yes
- Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
- Daniel David Boren D-OK voted yes
- Jason Altmire D-PA voted yes
- Mark S. Critz D-PA voted yes
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted yes
- E. Scott Rigell R-VA voted no
- Ron Kind D-WI voted yes
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
- Martha Roby R-AL
- Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
- Robert Aderholt R-AL
- Mo Brooks R-AL
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- Rick Crawford R-AR
- Tim Griffin R-AR
- Steve Womack R-AR
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR
- Paul Gosar R-AZ
- Trent Franks R-AZ
- Ben Quayle R-AZ
- David Schweikert R-AZ
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
- Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
- Tom Mcclintock R-CA
- Jeff Denham 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
- 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
- Scott Tipton R-CO
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- Mike Coffman R-CO
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
- Steve Southerland R-FL
- Ander Crenshaw R-FL
- Richard Nugent R-FL
- Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL
- John L. Mica R-FL
- Daniel A. Webster R-FL
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
- Dennis Ross 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
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Allen West R-FL
- Sandra (Sandy) Adams R-FL
- David Rivera R-FL
- Jack Kingston R-GA
- Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
- Tom Price R-GA
- Rob Woodall R-GA
- Austin Scott R-GA
- Tom Graves R-GA
- Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA
- Phil Gingrey R-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- Thomas Latham R-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- Raúl R. Labrador R-ID
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Peter Roskam R-IL
- Joe Walsh R-IL
- Robert Dold R-IL
- Adam Kinzinger R-IL
- Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
- Randy Hultgren R-IL
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
- Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
- Bobby Schilling R-IL
- Aaron Schock R-IL
- John M. Shimkus R-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Marlin Stutzman R-IN
- Todd Rokita R-IN
- Danny Lee Burton R-IN
- Mike Pence R-IN
- Larry Bucshon R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Tim Huelskamp R-KS
- Lynn Jenkins R-KS
- Kevin Yoder R-KS
- Mike Pompeo R-KS
- Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
- Brett Guthrie R-KY
- Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
- Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- Steve Scalise R-LA
- Jeff Landry R-LA
- John Fleming R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Charles W. Boustany R-LA
- Andy Harris R-MD
- Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD
- Dan Benishek R-MI
- Bill Huizenga R-MI
- Justin Amash R-MI
- David Lee Camp R-MI
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- Tim Walberg R-MI
- Mike Rogers R-MI
- Candice S. Miller R-MI
- Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
- Tim Walz D-MN
- John Kline R-MN
- Erik Paulsen R-MN
- Michele Bachmann R-MN
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- Chip Cravaack R-MN
- W. Todd Akin R-MO
- Vicky Hartzler R-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Billy Long R-MO
- Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
- Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
- Alan Nunnelee R-MS
- Gregg Harper R-MS
- Steven Palazzo R-MS
- Denny Rehberg R-MT
- Renee Ellmers R-NC
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Howard Coble R-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Larry Kissell D-NC
- Sue Myrick R-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Rick Berg R-ND
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Frank Guinta R-NH
- Charles Foster Bass R-NH
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- Jon Runyan R-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Scott Garrett R-NJ
- Leonard Lance R-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Stevan Pearce R-NM
- Mark E. Amodei R-NV
- Joe Heck R-NV
- Peter T. King R-NY
- Robert L. Turner R-NY
- Michael G. Grimm R-NY
- Nan Hayworth R-NY
- Christopher Gibson R-NY
- William Owens D-NY
- Richard Hanna R-NY
- Ann Marie Buerkle R-NY
- Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY
- Thomas W. Reed II R-NY
- Steve Chabot R-OH
- Jean Schmidt R-OH
- Michael R. Turner R-OH
- Jim Jordan R-OH
- Robert E. Latta R-OH
- Bill Johnson R-OH
- Steve Austria R-OH
- Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
- Steve Stivers R-OH
- Jim Renacci R-OH
- Bob Gibbs R-OH
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- James Lankford R-OK
- Greg Walden R-OR
- Mike Kelly R-PA
- Jason Altmire D-PA
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Jim Gerlach R-PA
- Patrick Meehan R-PA
- Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA
- William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
- Thomas A. Marino R-PA
- Lou Barletta R-PA
- Mark S. Critz D-PA
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Jeff Duncan R-SC
- Trey Gowdy R-SC
- Mick Mulvaney R-SC
- Kristi Noem R-SD
- David P. (Phil) Roe R-TN
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Chuck Fleischmann R-TN
- Scott Desjarlais R-TN
- Diane Black R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Stephen Lee Fincher 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
- Kay Granger R-TX
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
- Bill Flores R-TX
- Randy Neugebauer R-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Pete Olson R-TX
- Francisco (Quico) Canseco R-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- Blake Farenthold 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
- Robert Hurt R-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- H. Morgan Griffith R-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
- Jaime Herrera Beutler R-WA
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- Sean Duffy R-WI
- Reid Ribble R-WI
- David Mckinley R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
How each representative voted: No
- Ed Pastor D-AZ
- Ron Barber D-AZ
- Michael Thompson D-CA
- George Miller D-CA
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
- Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Sam Farr D-CA
- Lois Capps D-CA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Loretta Sanchez D-CA
- Ed Perlmutter D-CO
- Joe Courtney D-CT
- Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
- James A. Himes D-CT
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Bruce Braley D-IA
- Dave Loebsack D-IA
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas D-MA
- John F. Tierney D-MA
- Stephen F. Lynch D-MA
- Michael H. Michaud D-ME
- John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
- Heath Shuler D-NC
- Brad Miller D-NC
- Steven Rothman D-NJ
- Rush Holt D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Shelley Berkley D-NV
- Timothy H. Bishop D-NY
- Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Betty Sutton D-OH
- Steven C. Latourette R-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
- Earl Blumenauer D-OR
- Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
- Kurt Schrader D-OR
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- James Langevin D-RI
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- E. Scott Rigell R-VA
- James P. Moran D-VA
- Gerald E. (Gerry) Connolly D-VA
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
- Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
- James A. Mcdermott D-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Voted present
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
Did not vote
- Terri Sewell D-AL
- Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- John Garamendi D-CA
- Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA
- Mike Honda D-CA
- Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Karen Bass D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Jane L. Harman D-CA
- Janice Hahn D-CA
- Laura Richardson D-CA
- Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
- Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
- Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA
- Joe Baca D-CA
- Bob Filner D-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Jared Polis D-CO
- John B. Larson D-CT
- John C. Carney Jr. D-DE
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Frederica Wilson D-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Colleen Hanabusa D-HI
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- André Carson D-IN
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- Thomas Massie R-KY
- Cedric Richmond D-LA
- John Walter Olver D-MA
- Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
- James P. Mcgovern D-MA
- Barney Frank D-MA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Michael Everett Capuano D-MA
- William R. Keating D-MA
- 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
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- David Alan Curson D-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Hansen Clarke D-MI
- John Conyers Jr. D-MI
- Betty Mccollum D-MN
- Keith Ellison 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
- Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
- Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
- William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
- Donald Milford Payne D-NJ
- Donald Payne Jr. D-NJ
- Albio Sires D-NJ
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Steve Israel D-NY
- Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY
- Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY
- Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
- Joseph Crowley 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
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
- Christopher John Lee R-NY
- John Andrew Boehner R-OH
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Dennis Kucinich D-OH
- Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
- David Wu D-OR
- Robert A. Brady D-PA
- Chaka Fattah D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- David N. Cicilline D-RI
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- Al Green D-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- Jay Robert Inslee D-WA
- Suzan K. Delbene D-WA
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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