Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act

On May 18, 2004, the House voted 228–199 on “On Passage” (HR 2729). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 222–0, Democrats 6–198, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 members voted against their own party.

During the 108th Congress (2003–2004), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 228
No: 199
Did not vote: 13
Date: May 18, 2004

By party

Republicans222 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 198 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL voted yes
F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL voted yes
Ken Lucas D-KY voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Peter R. Deutsch D-FL
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA
John Dennis Hastert R-IL
Danny Lee Burton R-IN
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
William J. Janklow R-SD
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX
Larry Ed Combest R-TX

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Occupational Safety and Health Review…: House Vote, May 18, 2004,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-858/occupational-safety-and-health-review-commission-efficiency-act (accessed 2026-10-17).