Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004

On May 18, 2004, the House voted 224–204 on “On Passage” (HR 2730). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 215–8, Democrats 9–195, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 17 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: 224
No: 204
Did not vote: 12
Date: May 18, 2004

By party

Republicans215 yes · 8 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 195 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
Jim Marshall D-GA voted yes
Ed Case D-HI voted yes
Ken Lucas D-KY voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Peter T. King R-NY voted no
John E. Sweeney R-NY voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
Lincoln Davis D-TN voted yes
Charles Walter Stenholm D-TX voted yes
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted yes
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted no

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
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY
Wilbert Joseph (Billy) Tauzin R-LA
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Robert Cannon (Robin) Hayes R-NC
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 Independent…: House Vote, May 18, 2004,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/108-H-859/occupational-safety-and-health-independent-review-of-osha-citations (accessed 2026-10-17).