House of Worship Political Speech Protection Act

On Oct 2, 2002, the House voted 178–239 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass” (HR 2357). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 168–46, Democrats 10–192, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 56 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: 178
No: 239
Did not vote: 26
Date: Oct 2, 2002

By party

Republicans168 yes · 46 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 192 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Aderholt R-AL voted no
James Thomas Kolbe R-AZ voted no
Doug Ose R-CA voted no
Gary Adrian Condit D-CA voted yes
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
David Timothy Dreier R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Mary Bono R-CA voted no
Robert (Rob) Simmons R-CT voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Porter J. Goss R-FL voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Thomas Latham R-IA voted no
William Oliver Lipinski D-IL voted yes
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
Judy Borg Biggert R-IL voted no
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL voted no
David Dwain Phelps D-IL voted yes
Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN voted no
Ken Lucas D-KY voted yes
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
James A. Barcia D-MI voted yes
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Joseph Knollenberg R-MI voted no
Clifford Ronald Shows D-MS voted yes
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
Lee Raymond Terry R-NE voted no
Thomas Osborne R-NE voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Heather Wilson R-NM voted no
Joseph Richard Skeen R-NM voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
John E. Sweeney R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
David Lee Hobson R-OH voted no
John Andrew Boehner R-OH voted no
Deborah D. Pryce R-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Greg Walden R-OR voted no
James Charles Greenwood R-PA voted no
George William Gekas R-PA voted no
Todd Platts R-PA voted no
Robert Nelson Clement D-TN voted yes
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted no
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted yes

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, “House of Worship Political Speech Protection…: House Vote, Oct 2, 2002,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/107-H-935/house-of-worship-political-speech-protection-act (accessed 2026-10-17).