Bioeconomy Research and Development Act

On Mar 31, 2022, the House voted 351–74 on “On Motion to Instruct Conferees” (HR 4521). Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 146–74, Republicans 205–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 74 members voted against their own party.

During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result: Passed
Yes: 351
No: 74
Did not vote: 30
Date: Mar 31, 2022

By party

Republicans205 yes · 0 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats146 yes · 74 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jared Huffman D-CA voted no
John Garamendi D-CA voted no
Doris Matsui D-CA voted no
Barbara Lee D-CA voted no
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA voted no
Judy Chu D-CA voted no
Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA voted no
Ted Lieu D-CA voted no
Jimmy Gomez D-CA voted no
Karen Bass D-CA voted no
Linda T. Sánchez D-CA voted no
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA voted no
Mark Takano D-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA voted no
Jose Luis Correa D-CA voted no
Alan Lowenthal D-CA voted no
Juan Vargas D-CA voted no
Diana Degette D-CO voted no
Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE voted no
Frederica Wilson D-FL voted no
Nikema Williams D-GA voted no
Lucy Mcbath D-GA voted no
David Scott D-GA voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Robin L. Kelly D-IL voted no
Marie Newman D-IL voted no
Jesús García D-IL voted no
Sean Casten D-IL voted no
Danny K. Davis D-IL voted no
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL voted no
John Yarmuth D-KY voted no
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA voted no
James P. Mcgovern D-MA voted no
Lori Trahan D-MA voted no
Katherine M. Clark D-MA voted no
Ayanna Pressley D-MA voted no
John Sarbanes D-MD voted no
Anthony Gregory Brown D-MD voted no
David Trone D-MD voted no
Kweisi Mfume D-MD voted no
Andy Levin D-MI voted no
Haley Stevens D-MI voted no
Debbie Dingell D-MI voted no
Rashida Tlaib D-MI voted no
Ilhan Omar D-MN voted no
Cori Bush D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC voted no
Donald Payne Jr. D-NJ voted no
Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ voted no
Thomas Suozzi D-NY voted no
Gregory W. Meeks D-NY voted no
Grace Meng D-NY voted no
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY voted no
Hakeem Jeffries D-NY voted no
Yvette Diane Clarke D-NY voted no
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY voted no
Adriano J. Espaillat D-NY voted no
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY voted no
Ritchie Torres D-NY voted no
Jamaal Bowman D-NY voted no
Suzanne Bonamici D-OR voted no
Earl Blumenauer D-OR voted no
Dwight Evans D-PA voted no
David N. Cicilline D-RI voted no
Stephen Cohen D-TN voted no
Al Green D-TX voted no
Veronica Escobar D-TX voted no
Sylvia Garcia D-TX voted no
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX voted no
Robert C. Scott D-VA voted no
Adam Smith D-WA voted no
Ron Kind D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Jared Huffman D-CA
John Garamendi D-CA
Doris Matsui D-CA
Barbara Lee D-CA
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
Judy Chu D-CA
Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
Ted Lieu D-CA
Jimmy Gomez 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
Diana Degette D-CO
Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
Frederica Wilson D-FL
Nikema Williams D-GA
Lucy Mcbath D-GA
David Scott D-GA
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
Robin L. Kelly D-IL
Marie Newman D-IL
Jesús García D-IL
Sean Casten D-IL
Danny K. Davis D-IL
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
John Yarmuth D-KY
Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
James P. Mcgovern D-MA
Lori Trahan D-MA
Katherine M. Clark D-MA
Ayanna Pressley D-MA
John Sarbanes D-MD
Anthony Gregory Brown D-MD
David Trone D-MD
Kweisi Mfume D-MD
Andy Levin D-MI
Haley Stevens D-MI
Debbie Dingell D-MI
Rashida Tlaib D-MI
Ilhan Omar D-MN
Cori Bush D-MO
Bennie Thompson D-MS
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Donald Payne Jr. D-NJ
Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ
Thomas Suozzi 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
Adriano J. Espaillat D-NY
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY
Ritchie Torres D-NY
Jamaal Bowman D-NY
Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
Earl Blumenauer D-OR
Dwight Evans D-PA
David N. Cicilline D-RI
Stephen Cohen D-TN
Al Green D-TX
Veronica Escobar D-TX
Sylvia Garcia D-TX
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
Robert C. Scott D-VA
Adam Smith D-WA
Ron Kind D-WI

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Bioeconomy Research and Development Act: House Vote, Mar 31, 2022,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/117-H-547/bioeconomy-research-and-development-act (accessed 2026-10-16).