House roll call 845 · 115th Congress · Apr 12, 2018
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
On Apr 12, 2018, the House voted 233–184 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass” (HJRES 2). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 226–6, Democrats 7–178. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 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
- Failed
- Yes
- 233
- No
- 184
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Apr 12, 2018
By party
- Republicans226 yes · 6 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 178 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Paul Gosar R-AZ voted no
- Andrew S. Biggs R-AZ voted no
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ voted yes
- Jim Costa D-CA voted yes
- Carlos Curbelo R-FL voted no
- Thomas Massie R-KY voted no
- Justin Amash R-MI voted no
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
- Josh S. Gottheimer D-NJ voted yes
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN voted yes
- Louie Gohmert R-TX voted no
- Henry Cuellar D-TX voted yes
- Ron Kind D-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Bradley Byrne R-AL
- Martha Roby R-AL
- Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
- Robert Aderholt R-AL
- Mo Brooks R-AL
- Gary James Palmer R-AL
- Rick Crawford R-AR
- French Hill R-AR
- Steve Womack R-AR
- Bruce Westerman R-AR
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- David Schweikert R-AZ
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Doug Lamalfa R-CA
- Tom Mcclintock R-CA
- Paul Cook R-CA
- Jeff Denham R-CA
- Jim Costa D-CA
- David G. Valadao R-CA
- Devin Nunes R-CA
- Kevin Mccarthy R-CA
- Steve Knight R-CA
- Edward Randall Royce R-CA
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Mimi Walters R-CA
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Duncan Duane Hunter R-CA
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- Mike Coffman R-CO
- Matthew L. II Gaetz R-FL
- Neal Patrick Dunn R-FL
- Ted Yoho R-FL
- John Henry Rutherford R-FL
- Ron Desantis R-FL
- Bill Posey R-FL
- Daniel A. Webster R-FL
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Dennis Ross R-FL
- Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
- Thomas J. Rooney R-FL
- Brian Jeffrey Mast R-FL
- Francis Rooney R-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Buddy Carter R-GA
- Anderson Drew IV Ferguson R-GA
- Karen Handel R-GA
- Rob Woodall R-GA
- Austin Scott R-GA
- Doug Collins R-GA
- Jody Brownlow Hice R-GA
- Barry D. Loudermilk R-GA
- Rick W. Allen R-GA
- Tom Graves R-GA
- Rod Blum R-IA
- David Young R-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- Raúl R. Labrador R-ID
- Peter Roskam R-IL
- Mike Bost R-IL
- Rodney Davis R-IL
- Randy Hultgren R-IL
- John M. Shimkus R-IL
- Adam Kinzinger R-IL
- Darin Lahood R-IL
- Jackie Walorski R-IN
- James E. Banks R-IN
- Todd Rokita 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
- Lynn Jenkins R-KS
- Kevin Yoder R-KS
- Ron Estes R-KS
- James Comer R-KY
- Brett Guthrie 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
- Garret Graves R-LA
- Andy Harris R-MD
- Bruce Lee Poliquin R-ME
- John Bergman R-MI
- Bill Huizenga R-MI
- John Moolenaar R-MI
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- Tim Walberg R-MI
- Michael Dean Bishop R-MI
- Paul Mitchell R-MI
- David A. Trott R-MI
- Jason Mark Lewis R-MN
- Erik Paulsen R-MN
- Thomas Earl Emmer II R-MN
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- Ann Wagner R-MO
- Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
- Vicky Hartzler R-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Billy Long R-MO
- Jason Smith R-MO
- Trent Kelly R-MS
- Gregg Harper R-MS
- Steven Palazzo R-MS
- Greg Gianforte R-MT
- George E.B. Holding R-NC
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Bradley Mark Walker R-NC
- David Rouzer R-NC
- Richard Hudson R-NC
- Robert Pittenger R-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Mark Meadows R-NC
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Donald J. Bacon R-NE
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- Thomas Charles Macarthur R-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Josh S. Gottheimer D-NJ
- Leonard Lance R-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Stevan Pearce R-NM
- Mark E. Amodei R-NV
- Lee M Zeldin R-NY
- Peter T. King R-NY
- Daniel M. Donovan Jr. R-NY
- John J. Faso R-NY
- Elise M. Stefanik R-NY
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Thomas W. Reed II R-NY
- John Katko R-NY
- Chris Collins R-NY
- Steve Chabot R-OH
- Brad Wenstrup R-OH
- Jim Jordan R-OH
- Robert E. Latta R-OH
- Bill Johnson R-OH
- Bob Gibbs R-OH
- Warren Davidson R-OH
- Michael R. Turner R-OH
- David Joyce R-OH
- Steve Stivers R-OH
- Jim Renacci R-OH
- Jim Bridenstine R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Steve Russell R-OK
- Greg Walden R-OR
- Mike Kelly R-PA
- Scott Perry R-PA
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Ryan Costello R-PA
- Patrick Meehan R-PA
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick 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
- Lloyd K. Smucker R-PA
- Mark Sanford R-SC
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Jeff Duncan R-SC
- Trey Gowdy R-SC
- Ralph Norman 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
- David Kustoff R-TN
- Ted Poe R-TX
- 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
- Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
- K. Michael Conaway R-TX
- Kay Granger R-TX
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Randy Weber R-TX
- Bill Flores R-TX
- Jodey Cook Arrington R-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Pete Olson R-TX
- William Ballard Hurd R-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- Roger Williams R-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- John R. Carter R-TX
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Brian Babin R-TX
- Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
- Chris Stewart R-UT
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Ludmya Bourdeau (Mia) Love R-UT
- Robert J. Wittman R-VA
- Scott William Taylor R-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
- Jaime Herrera Beutler R-WA
- Daniel Milton Newhouse R-WA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Glenn Grothman R-WI
- Sean Duffy R-WI
- Michael Gallagher R-WI
- David Mckinley R-WV
- Alex X. Mooney R-WV
- Evan H. Jenkins R-WV
- Liz Cheney R-WY
How each representative voted: No
- Terri Sewell D-AL
- Thomas C. O'Halleran D-AZ
- Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ
- Paul Gosar R-AZ
- Andrew S. Biggs R-AZ
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Jared Huffman D-CA
- John Garamendi D-CA
- Michael Thompson D-CA
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Ami Bera D-CA
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
- Mark James Desaulnier D-CA
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
- Eric Swalwell D-CA
- Ro Khanna D-CA
- Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- James Varni Panetta D-CA
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Julia Brownley D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Tony Cárdenas D-CA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Peter Rey Aguilar D-CA
- Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
- Ted Lieu D-CA
- Jimmy Gomez D-CA
- Norma Judith Torres D-CA
- Raul Ruiz D-CA
- Karen Bass D-CA
- Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
- Mark Takano D-CA
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA
- Jose Luis Correa D-CA
- Alan Lowenthal D-CA
- Juan Vargas D-CA
- Scott Peters D-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Jared Polis 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
- Elizabeth Esty D-CT
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Alfred Jr. Lawson D-FL
- Stephanie Murphy D-FL
- Darren Michael Soto D-FL
- Valdez Demings D-FL
- Charlie Joseph Crist Jr. D-FL
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Frederica Wilson D-FL
- Carlos Curbelo R-FL
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- Colleen Hanabusa D-HI
- Tulsi Gabbard D-HI
- Dave Loebsack D-IA
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Robin L. Kelly D-IL
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- S. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Brad Schneider D-IL
- Bill Foster D-IL
- Cheri Bustos D-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- André Carson D-IN
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- Thomas Massie R-KY
- Cedric Richmond D-LA
- Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
- James P. Mcgovern D-MA
- Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas D-MA
- Joseph P. III Kennedy D-MA
- Katherine M. Clark D-MA
- Seth Moulton 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
- Anthony Gregory Brown D-MD
- Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
- John Delaney D-MD
- Jamie Ben Raskin D-MD
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Justin Amash R-MI
- Dan Kildee D-MI
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Debbie Dingell D-MI
- Brenda L Lawrence D-MI
- Betty Mccollum D-MN
- Keith Ellison D-MN
- Richard Michael Nolan D-MN
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Alma Adams D-NC
- Ann McLane Kuster D-NH
- Donald Norcross D-NJ
- Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
- Albio Sires D-NJ
- William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
- Donald Payne Jr. D-NJ
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ
- Michelle Lujan Grisham D-NM
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Alice (Dina) Titus D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Ruben Jesus Kihuen D-NV
- Thomas Suozzi D-NY
- Kathleen Maura Rice D-NY
- Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
- Grace Meng D-NY
- Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY
- Hakeem Jeffries D-NY
- Yvette Diane Clarke D-NY
- Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY
- Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY
- Adriano J. Espaillat D-NY
- Joseph Crowley D-NY
- José E. Serrano D-NY
- Eliot Lance Engel D-NY
- Nita M. Lowey D-NY
- Sean Patrick Maloney D-NY
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Joyce Beatty D-OH
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
- Earl Blumenauer D-OR
- Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
- Kurt Schrader D-OR
- Robert A. Brady D-PA
- Dwight Evans D-PA
- Brendan Francis Boyle D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- Matt Cartwright D-PA
- David N. Cicilline D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Al Green D-TX
- Vicente Gonzalez Jr. D-TX
- Beto O'Rourke D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Joaquin Castro D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- Marc Veasey D-TX
- Filemon Vela D-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- Aston Donald Mceachin D-VA
- Donald Sternoff Jr. Beyer D-VA
- Gerald E. (Gerry) Connolly D-VA
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Suzan K. Delbene D-WA
- Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
- Derek Kilmer D-WA
- Pramila Jayapal D-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Denny Heck D-WA
- Mark Pocan D-WI
Did not vote
- Debbie Lesko R-AZ
- Trent Franks R-AZ
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Scott Tipton R-CO
- Kenneth Robert Buck R-CO
- Lois Frankel D-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Tom Price R-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Mike Pompeo R-KS
- Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD
- Brenda Jones D-MI
- John Conyers Jr. D-MI
- Tim Walz D-MN
- Ryan Zinke R-MT
- Carol Shea-Porter D-NH
- Joseph Morelle D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
- Troy Balderson R-OH
- Kevin Hern R-OK
- Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA
- Susan Wild D-PA
- Conor Lamb D-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Mick Mulvaney R-SC
- Tom Rice R-SC
- Blake Farenthold R-TX
- Michael Cloud R-TX
- Jason Chaffetz R-UT
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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