On Approving the Journal

On Dec 7, 2017, the House voted 212–205 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 137–98, Democrats 75–107. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 173 members voted against their own party.

During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 212
No: 205
Did not vote: 31
Date: Dec 7, 2017

By party

Republicans137 yes · 98 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats75 yes · 107 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL voted no
Mo Brooks R-AL voted no
Gary James Palmer R-AL voted no
French Hill R-AR voted no
Martha Mcsally R-AZ voted no
Paul Gosar R-AZ voted no
Andrew S. Biggs R-AZ voted no
Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ voted yes
Jerry Mcnerney D-CA voted yes
Jeff Denham R-CA voted no
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA voted yes
Ro Khanna D-CA voted yes
David G. Valadao R-CA voted no
Steve Knight R-CA voted no
Judy Chu D-CA voted yes
Brad Sherman D-CA voted yes
Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA voted yes
Norma Judith Torres D-CA voted yes
Mark Takano D-CA voted yes
Darrell Issa R-CA voted no
Susan A. Davis D-CA voted yes
Diana Degette D-CO voted yes
Jared Polis D-CO voted yes
Scott Tipton R-CO voted no
Kenneth Robert Buck R-CO voted no
Mike Coffman R-CO voted no
Ed Perlmutter D-CO voted yes
Joe Courtney D-CT voted yes
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT voted yes
James A. Himes D-CT voted yes
Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE voted yes
Matthew L. II Gaetz R-FL voted no
John Henry Rutherford R-FL voted no
Ron Desantis R-FL voted no
Stephanie Murphy D-FL voted yes
Valdez Demings D-FL voted yes
Brian Jeffrey Mast R-FL voted no
Lois Frankel D-FL voted yes
Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL voted yes
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL voted yes
Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
Carlos Curbelo R-FL voted no
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted no
Buddy Carter R-GA voted no
Hank Johnson D-GA voted yes
Rob Woodall R-GA voted no
Doug Collins R-GA voted no
Jody Brownlow Hice R-GA voted no
David Scott D-GA voted yes
Tom Graves R-GA voted no
Colleen Hanabusa D-HI voted yes
Tulsi Gabbard D-HI voted yes
Rod Blum R-IA voted no
Robin L. Kelly D-IL voted yes
Daniel Lipinski D-IL voted yes
Peter Roskam R-IL voted no
Danny K. Davis D-IL voted yes
S. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL voted yes
Brad Schneider D-IL voted yes
Bill Foster D-IL voted yes
Mike Bost R-IL voted no
Rodney Davis R-IL voted no
Adam Kinzinger R-IL voted no
Cheri Bustos D-IL voted yes
Darin Lahood R-IL voted no
Todd Rokita R-IN voted no
Lynn Jenkins R-KS voted no
Kevin Yoder R-KS voted no
James Comer R-KY voted no
John Yarmuth D-KY voted yes
Garret Graves R-LA voted no
Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas D-MA voted yes
Seth Moulton D-MA voted yes
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD voted yes
Anthony Gregory Brown D-MD voted yes
Chellie Pingree D-ME voted yes
Bruce Lee Poliquin R-ME voted no
John Bergman R-MI voted no
Justin Amash R-MI voted no

And 93 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

Bradley Byrne R-AL
Martha Roby R-AL
Robert Aderholt R-AL
Rick Crawford R-AR
Steve Womack R-AR
Bruce Westerman R-AR
David Schweikert R-AZ
Trent Franks R-AZ
Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
Doug Lamalfa R-CA
Tom Mcclintock R-CA
Paul Cook R-CA
Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Ro Khanna D-CA
Devin Nunes R-CA
Kevin Mccarthy R-CA
Judy Chu D-CA
Brad Sherman D-CA
Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
Norma Judith Torres D-CA
Edward Randall Royce R-CA
Mark Takano D-CA
Ken Calvert R-CA
Mimi Walters R-CA
Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
Duncan Duane Hunter R-CA
Susan A. Davis D-CA
Diana Degette D-CO
Jared Polis D-CO
Doug Lamborn R-CO
Ed Perlmutter D-CO
Joe Courtney D-CT
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
James A. Himes D-CT
Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
Neal Patrick Dunn R-FL
Ted Yoho R-FL
Stephanie Murphy D-FL
Bill Posey R-FL
Valdez Demings D-FL
Daniel A. Webster R-FL
Gus Bilirakis R-FL
Dennis Ross R-FL
Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
Francis Rooney R-FL
Lois Frankel D-FL
Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
Anderson Drew IV Ferguson R-GA
Hank Johnson D-GA
Karen Handel R-GA
Austin Scott R-GA
Barry D. Loudermilk R-GA
Rick W. Allen R-GA
David Scott D-GA
Colleen Hanabusa D-HI
Tulsi Gabbard D-HI
David Young R-IA
Steve King R-IA
Raúl R. Labrador R-ID
Michael K. Simpson R-ID
Robin L. Kelly D-IL
Daniel Lipinski D-IL
Danny K. Davis D-IL
S. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL
Brad Schneider D-IL
Bill Foster D-IL
Randy Hultgren R-IL
John M. Shimkus R-IL
Cheri Bustos D-IL
Jackie Walorski R-IN
James E. Banks R-IN
Susan Brooks R-IN
Luke Messer R-IN
Larry Bucshon R-IN
Joseph Albert III Hollingsworth R-IN
Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
Ron Estes R-KS
Brett Guthrie R-KY
John Yarmuth D-KY
Thomas Massie R-KY
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
Garland H. (Andy) Barr IV R-KY
Steve Scalise R-LA
Clay Higgins R-LA
Mike Johnson R-LA
Ralph Abraham R-LA
Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas D-MA
Seth Moulton D-MA
Andy Harris R-MD
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD
Anthony Gregory Brown D-MD
Chellie Pingree D-ME
Bill Huizenga R-MI
John Moolenaar R-MI
Dan Kildee D-MI
Michael Dean Bishop R-MI
David A. Trott R-MI
Tim Walz D-MN
Jason Mark Lewis R-MN
Betty Mccollum D-MN
William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
Ann Wagner R-MO
Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
Billy Long R-MO
Trent Kelly R-MS
Gregg Harper R-MS
Greg Gianforte R-MT
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Bradley Mark Walker R-NC
Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
Mark Meadows R-NC
Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
Donald J. Bacon R-NE
Adrian Smith R-NE
Carol Shea-Porter D-NH
Ann McLane Kuster D-NH
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
Josh S. Gottheimer D-NJ
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
Michelle Lujan Grisham D-NM
Alice (Dina) Titus D-NV
Mark E. Amodei R-NV
Peter T. King R-NY
Thomas Suozzi D-NY
Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
Grace Meng D-NY
Hakeem Jeffries D-NY
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY
Daniel M. Donovan Jr. R-NY
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY
Elise M. Stefanik R-NY
Chris Collins R-NY
Steve Chabot R-OH
Joyce Beatty D-OH
Bob Gibbs R-OH
Warren Davidson R-OH
Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
Markwayne Mullin R-OK
Frank D. Lucas R-OK
Tom Cole R-OK
Steve Russell R-OK
Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
Earl Blumenauer D-OR
Mike Kelly R-PA
William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
Thomas A. Marino R-PA
Lou Barletta R-PA
Keith Rothfus R-PA
Charles W. Dent R-PA
Matt Cartwright D-PA
David N. Cicilline D-RI
Mark Sanford R-SC
Joe Wilson R-SC
Jeff Duncan R-SC
Trey Gowdy R-SC
Ralph Norman R-SC
James Enos Clyburn D-SC
Tom Rice 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
David Kustoff R-TN
Sam Johnson R-TX
John Ratcliffe 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
Kay Granger R-TX
William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. D-TX
Beto O'Rourke D-TX
Jodey Cook Arrington R-TX
Joaquin Castro D-TX
Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
Pete Olson R-TX
Roger Williams R-TX
Blake Farenthold R-TX
Henry Cuellar D-TX
John R. Carter R-TX
Pete Sessions R-TX
Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
Chris Stewart R-UT
John R. Curtis R-UT
Ludmya Bourdeau (Mia) Love R-UT
Scott William Taylor R-VA
Robert C. Scott D-VA
Aston Donald Mceachin D-VA
Thomas Alexander Jr. Garrett R-VA
Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
David A. Brat R-VA
H. Morgan Griffith R-VA
Barbara J. Comstock R-VA
Peter Welch D-VT
Suzan K. Delbene D-WA
Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
David G. Reichert R-WA
Adam Smith D-WA
Denny Heck D-WA
Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
Alex X. Mooney R-WV
Liz Cheney R-WY

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Paul Tonko D-NY
Louie Gohmert R-TX

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On Approving the Journal: House Vote, Dec 7, 2017,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/115-H-667/on-approving-the-journal (accessed 2026-10-13).