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House roll call 1599 · 110th Congress · Jun 19, 2008

Providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave

On Jun 19, 2008, the House voted 230–194 on “On Agreeing to the Resolution” (HRES 1277). Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 228–1, Republicans 2–193. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 members voted against their own party.

During the 110th Congress (2007–2008), George W. Bush was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result
Passed
Yes
230
No
194
Did not vote
29
Date
Jun 19, 2008

By party

  • Republicans2 yes · 193 no · 12 didn’t vote
  • Democrats228 yes · 1 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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