Department of Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2002

On Sep 25, 2001, the House voted 197–221 on “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” (HR 2586). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 4–212, Democrats 192–8, Independents 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 12 members voted against their own party.

During the 107th Congress (2001–2002), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held the House majority, while the Senate was split evenly.

Result: Failed
Yes: 197
No: 221
Did not vote: 25
Date: Sep 25, 2001

By party

Republicans4 yes · 212 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats192 yes · 8 no · 13 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted no
Calvin M. Dooley D-CA voted no
Jane L. Harman D-CA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Ron Lewis R-KY voted yes
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted yes
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted yes
John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA voted no
James P. Moran D-VA voted no
Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Department of Defense Authorization for…: House Vote, Sep 25, 2001,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/107-H-355/department-of-defense-authorization-for-fiscal-year-2002 (accessed 2026-10-17).