On Approving the Journal

On Dec 15, 2011, the House voted 330–83 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 182–48, Democrats 148–35. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 83 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: 330
No: 83
Did not vote: 30
Date: Dec 15, 2011

By party

Republicans182 yes · 48 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats148 yes · 35 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Tim Griffin R-AR voted no
Ben Quayle R-AZ voted no
Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ voted no
Michael Thompson D-CA voted no
Barbara Lee D-CA voted no
Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA voted no
Jim Costa D-CA voted no
Judy Chu D-CA voted no
Karen Bass D-CA voted no
Linda T. Sánchez D-CA voted no
Loretta Sanchez D-CA voted no
Duncan Duane Hunter R-CA voted no
Scott Tipton R-CO voted no
Cory Gardner R-CO voted no
Mike Coffman R-CO voted no
Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL voted no
Kathy Castor D-FL voted no
Sandra (Sandy) Adams R-FL voted no
Rob Woodall R-GA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
Robert Dold R-IL voted no
Bobby Schilling R-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Joe Donnelly D-IN voted no
Tim Huelskamp R-KS voted no
Kevin Yoder R-KS voted no
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY voted no
John Walter Olver D-MA voted no
Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA voted no
Stephen F. Lynch D-MA voted no
John Sarbanes D-MD voted no
Dan Benishek R-MI voted no
Bill Huizenga R-MI voted no
Gary C. Peters D-MI voted no
Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI voted no
John Conyers Jr. D-MI voted no
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted no
Samuel Graves R-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC voted no
Lee Raymond Terry R-NE voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Scott Garrett R-NJ voted no
Leonard Lance R-NJ voted no
Stevan Pearce R-NM voted no
Joe Heck R-NV voted no
Timothy H. Bishop D-NY voted no
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Michael G. Grimm R-NY voted no
Christopher Gibson R-NY voted no
Richard Hanna R-NY voted no
Thomas W. Reed II R-NY voted no
Bill Johnson R-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH voted no
Steve Stivers R-OH voted no
Jim Renacci R-OH voted no
Timothy J. Ryan D-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert A. Brady D-PA voted no
Jim Gerlach R-PA voted no
Patrick Meehan R-PA voted no
Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA voted no
Charles W. Dent R-PA voted no
Mick Mulvaney R-SC voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
David P. (Phil) Roe R-TN voted no
Ted Poe R-TX voted no
K. Michael Conaway R-TX voted no
Michael C. Burgess R-TX voted no
Blake Farenthold R-TX voted no
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted no
J. Randy Forbes R-VA voted no
Jaime Herrera Beutler R-WA voted no
James A. Mcdermott D-WA voted no
Tammy Baldwin D-WI voted no
Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI voted no

And 3 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

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
Terri Sewell D-AL
Rick Crawford R-AR
Steve Womack R-AR
Michael Avery Ross D-AR
Paul Gosar R-AZ
Trent Franks R-AZ
Ed Pastor D-AZ
David Schweikert R-AZ
Jeff Flake R-AZ
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
Nancy Pelosi 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
Jeff Denham R-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
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
Maxine Waters D-CA
Janice Hahn D-CA
Laura Richardson D-CA
Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
Edward Randall Royce R-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
John Campbell R-CA
Darrell Issa R-CA
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
Susan A. Davis D-CA
Diana Degette D-CO
Jared Polis D-CO
Doug Lamborn 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
John C. Carney Jr. D-DE
Steve Southerland R-FL
Corrine Brown D-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
Frederica Wilson D-FL
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
Allen West R-FL
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
David Rivera R-FL
Jack Kingston R-GA
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
Hank Johnson D-GA
John R. Lewis D-GA
Tom Price R-GA
Austin Scott R-GA
Tom Graves R-GA
Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA
Phil Gingrey R-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
Steve King R-IA
Raúl R. Labrador R-ID
Michael K. Simpson R-ID
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
Daniel Lipinski D-IL
Mike Quigley D-IL
Peter Roskam R-IL
Danny K. Davis D-IL
Joe Walsh R-IL
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
Adam Kinzinger R-IL
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
Randy Hultgren R-IL
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
Aaron Schock R-IL
John M. Shimkus R-IL
Marlin Stutzman R-IN
Todd Rokita R-IN
Danny Lee Burton R-IN
André Carson D-IN
Larry Bucshon R-IN
Todd Young R-IN
Lynn Jenkins R-KS
Mike Pompeo R-KS
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
John Yarmuth D-KY
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
Steve Scalise R-LA
Cedric Richmond D-LA
Jeff Landry R-LA
John Fleming R-LA
Rodney Alexander R-LA
Bill Cassidy R-LA
Charles W. Boustany R-LA
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
Barney Frank D-MA
Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas D-MA
John F. Tierney D-MA
William R. Keating D-MA
Andy Harris R-MD
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger 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
David Lee Camp R-MI
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
Tim Walberg R-MI
Mike Rogers R-MI
Candice S. Miller R-MI
Sander Martin Levin D-MI
Hansen Clarke 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
Chip Cravaack R-MN
William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
W. Todd Akin R-MO
Russ Carnahan D-MO
Vicky Hartzler R-MO
Emanuel Cleaver II D-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
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Renee Ellmers R-NC
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
David Eugene Price D-NC
Mike Mcintyre D-NC
Larry Kissell D-NC
Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
Heath Shuler D-NC
Melvin L. Watt D-NC
Brad Miller D-NC
Rick Berg R-ND
Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
Adrian Smith R-NE
Frank Guinta R-NH
Charles Foster Bass R-NH
Jon Runyan R-NJ
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
Steven Rothman D-NJ
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
Rush Holt D-NJ
Albio Sires D-NJ
Martin Heinrich D-NM
Ben Ray Luján D-NM
Shelley Berkley D-NV
Mark E. Amodei R-NV
Steve Israel D-NY
Peter T. King R-NY
Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY
Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
Joseph Crowley D-NY
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY
Robert L. Turner R-NY
Yvette Diane Clarke 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
Nan Hayworth R-NY
Paul Tonko D-NY
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
Ann Marie Buerkle R-NY
Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY
Brian Higgins D-NY
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
Steve Chabot R-OH
Jean Schmidt R-OH
Michael R. Turner R-OH
Jim Jordan R-OH
Robert E. Latta R-OH
Steve Austria R-OH
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
Betty Sutton D-OH
Steven C. Latourette 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
Earl Blumenauer D-OR
Kurt Schrader D-OR
Chaka Fattah D-PA
Mike Kelly R-PA
Jason Altmire D-PA
Glenn Thompson R-PA
William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
Thomas A. Marino R-PA
Lou Barletta R-PA
Mark S. Critz D-PA
Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
Michael F. Doyle D-PA
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
Timothy Murphy R-PA
Todd Platts R-PA
David N. Cicilline D-RI
James Langevin D-RI
Tim Scott R-SC
Joe Wilson R-SC
Jeff Duncan R-SC
Trey Gowdy R-SC
Kristi Noem R-SD
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
Stephen Cohen D-TN
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
Al Green D-TX
Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
Silvestre Reyes D-TX
Bill Flores R-TX
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
Randy Neugebauer R-TX
Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
Pete Olson R-TX
Francisco (Quico) Canseco R-TX
Kenny Marchant R-TX
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-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
Jason Chaffetz R-UT
Robert J. Wittman R-VA
E. Scott Rigell R-VA
Robert C. Scott D-VA
Robert Hurt R-VA
Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
Eric Cantor R-VA
James P. Moran D-VA
H. Morgan Griffith R-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
Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
Norman DeValois Dicks D-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
David Mckinley R-WV
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Justin Amash R-MI
William Owens D-NY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Approving the Journal: House Vote, Dec 15, 2011,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/112-H-929/on-approving-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-13).