House roll call 317 · 112th Congress · May 12, 2011
Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act
On May 12, 2011, the House voted 180–243 on “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” (HR 1231). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 1–231, Democrats 179–12. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 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
- Failed
- Yes
- 180
- No
- 243
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- May 12, 2011
By party
- Republicans1 yes · 231 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Democrats179 yes · 12 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR voted no
- Jim Costa D-CA voted no
- Laura Richardson D-CA voted no
- Jared Polis D-CO voted no
- Barney Frank D-MA voted no
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
- William Owens D-NY voted no
- Daniel David Boren D-OK voted no
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN voted no
- Henry Cuellar D-TX voted no
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX voted no
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted no
The bill
H.R. 1231: Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act
How each representative voted: Yes
- Terri Sewell D-AL
- 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
- John Garamendi 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
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Karen Bass D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
- Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
- Joe Baca D-CA
- Loretta Sanchez D-CA
- Bob Filner D-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Diana Degette 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
- John C. Carney Jr. D-DE
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Frederica Wilson D-FL
- Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Colleen Hanabusa D-HI
- 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
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- André Carson D-IN
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- Cedric Richmond D-LA
- John Walter Olver D-MA
- Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
- James P. Mcgovern 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
- 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
- Michael H. Michaud D-ME
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Hansen Clarke 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
- 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
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Larry Kissell D-NC
- Heath Shuler D-NC
- Melvin L. Watt D-NC
- Brad Miller D-NC
- 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
- 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
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey 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
- 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
- Jason Altmire D-PA
- Mark S. Critz D-PA
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- David N. Cicilline D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Al Green D-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- 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
- 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
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
How each representative voted: No
- 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
- Jim Costa D-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
- Laura Richardson D-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
- Jared Polis D-CO
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Barney Frank D-MA
- 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
- 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
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Howard Coble R-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
- Joe Heck R-NV
- Peter T. King 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
- 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
- Steven C. Latourette 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
- 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
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Tim Scott 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
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
- Diane Black R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Stephen Lee Fincher R-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Ted Poe 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
- 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
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-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
- E. Scott Rigell R-VA
- J. Randy Forbes R-VA
- Robert Hurt R-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- H. Morgan Griffith R-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
- Jaime Herrera Beutler 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
- Sean Duffy R-WI
- David Mckinley R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
Did not vote
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ
- Ron Barber D-AZ
- Jane L. Harman D-CA
- Janice Hahn D-CA
- Thomas Massie R-KY
- David Alan Curson D-MI
- Donald Payne Jr. D-NJ
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Mark E. Amodei R-NV
- Robert L. Turner R-NY
- Christopher John Lee R-NY
- Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY
- John Andrew Boehner R-OH
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Sam Johnson R-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- Suzan K. Delbene D-WA
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
- Reid Ribble R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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