House roll call 1737 · 110th Congress · Aug 1, 2008
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation, FY 2009
On Aug 1, 2008, the House voted 230–184 on “On Motion to Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair” (HR 6599). Result: Passed. By party: Democrats 220–5, Republicans 10–179. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 15 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
- 184
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Aug 1, 2008
By party
- Republicans10 yes · 179 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats220 yes · 5 no · 21 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted yes
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL voted yes
- Joe Donnelly D-IN voted no
- Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA voted no
- Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted yes
- James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted yes
- Travis W. Childers D-MS voted no
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC voted yes
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted yes
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Dean Heller R-NV voted yes
- Jon C. Porter R-NV voted yes
- Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX voted no
- Henry Cuellar D-TX voted no
- David G. Reichert R-WA voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. D-AL
- Artur Davis D-AL
- Robert Marion Berry D-AR
- Victor F. Snyder D-AR
- Michael Avery Ross D-AR
- Ed Pastor D-AZ
- Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ
- Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ
- Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ
- Michael Thompson D-CA
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
- George Miller D-CA
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Ellen O'Kane Tauscher D-CA
- Jerry Mcnerney D-CA
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier D-CA
- Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA
- Anna Georges Eshoo D-CA
- Mike Honda D-CA
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Sam Farr D-CA
- Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Lois Capps D-CA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Howard Lawrence Berman D-CA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Henry Arnold Waxman D-CA
- Xavier Becerra D-CA
- Hilda L. Solis D-CA
- Diane Edith Watson D-CA
- Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Laura Richardson D-CA
- Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
- Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
- Joe Baca D-CA
- Loretta Sanchez D-CA
- Bob Filner D-CA
- Susan A. Davis D-CA
- Diana Degette D-CO
- Mark Udall D-CO
- John Salazar D-CO
- Ed Perlmutter D-CO
- John B. Larson D-CT
- Joe Courtney D-CT
- Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
- Christopher H. Shays R-CT
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- F. Allen Boyd Jr. D-FL
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Tim Mahoney D-FL
- Kendrick B. Meek D-FL
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
- Robert Wexler D-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Ron Klein D-FL
- Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
- Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
- Hank Johnson D-GA
- John R. Lewis D-GA
- Jim Marshall D-GA
- John Barrow D-GA
- David Scott D-GA
- Neil Abercrombie D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Bruce Braley D-IA
- Dave Loebsack D-IA
- Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D-IL
- Daniel Lipinski D-IL
- Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
- Rahm Emanuel D-IL
- Danny K. Davis D-IL
- Melissa L. Bean D-IL
- Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
- Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
- Bill Foster D-IL
- Phil Hare D-IL
- Peter Visclosky D-IN
- André Carson D-IN
- Brad Ellsworth D-IN
- Baron P. Hill D-IN
- Nancy Boyda D-KS
- Dennis Moore D-KS
- John Yarmuth D-KY
- A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
- William Jennings Jefferson D-LA
- Charles J. Melancon D-LA
- John Walter Olver D-MA
- Richard Edmund Neal D-MA
- James P. Mcgovern D-MA
- Barney Frank D-MA
- Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas D-MA
- John F. Tierney D-MA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Michael Everett Capuano D-MA
- Stephen F. Lynch D-MA
- Bill Delahunt D-MA
- Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD
- John Sarbanes D-MD
- Donna F. Edwards D-MD
- Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
- Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Thomas H. Allen D-ME
- Michael H. Michaud D-ME
- Bart T. Stupak D-MI
- Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
- John Conyers Jr. D-MI
- John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
- Tim Walz D-MN
- James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN
- Betty Mccollum D-MN
- Keith Ellison D-MN
- Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
- James Louis Oberstar D-MN
- William Lacy Clay Jr. D-MO
- Russ Carnahan D-MO
- Isaac Newton Skelton IV (Ike) D-MO
- Emanuel Cleaver II D-MO
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS
- George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
- Bobby R. Etheridge D-NC
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
- David Eugene Price D-NC
- Mike Mcintyre D-NC
- Heath Shuler D-NC
- Melvin L. Watt D-NC
- Brad Miller D-NC
- Earl Ralph Pomeroy III D-ND
- Carol Shea-Porter D-NH
- Paul Hodes D-NH
- Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
- Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
- Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
- William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
- Steven Rothman D-NJ
- Donald Milford Payne D-NJ
- Rush Holt D-NJ
- Albio Sires D-NJ
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Shelley Berkley D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Jon C. Porter R-NV
- Timothy H. Bishop D-NY
- Steve Israel D-NY
- Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY
- Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY
- Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
- Joseph Crowley D-NY
- Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY
- Anthony D. Weiner D-NY
- Edolphus Towns D-NY
- Yvette Diane Clarke D-NY
- Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY
- Charles B. Rangel D-NY
- José E. Serrano D-NY
- Eliot Lance Engel D-NY
- Nita M. Lowey D-NY
- John Hall D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Michael Robert Mcnulty D-NY
- Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
- Michael Arcuri D-NY
- Brian Higgins D-NY
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
- Charlie Wilson D-OH
- Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
- Dennis Kucinich D-OH
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH
- Betty Sutton D-OH
- Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
- Zack Space D-OH
- Daniel David Boren D-OK
- David Wu D-OR
- Earl Blumenauer D-OR
- Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
- Darlene Hooley D-OR
- Robert A. Brady D-PA
- Chaka Fattah D-PA
- Jason Altmire D-PA
- Joe Sestak D-PA
- Patrick Murphy D-PA
- Chris Carney D-PA
- Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA
- John Patrick Murtha Jr. D-PA
- Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
- Michael F. Doyle D-PA
- Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy D-RI
- James Langevin D-RI
- John McKee Spratt Jr. D-SC
- James Enos Clyburn D-SC
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD
- Lincoln Davis D-TN
- James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
- Barton Jennings Gordon D-TN
- John S. Tanner D-TN
- Stephen Cohen D-TN
- Al Green D-TX
- Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
- Thomas Chester (Chet) Edwards D-TX
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
- Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX
- Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
- James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
- Robert C. Scott D-VA
- James P. Moran D-VA
- Frederick C. Boucher D-VA
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Jay Robert Inslee D-WA
- Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
- Brian Baird D-WA
- Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
- James A. Mcdermott D-WA
- David G. Reichert R-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Ron Kind D-WI
- Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
- David Ross Obey D-WI
- Steven Kagen D-WI
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan D-WV
- Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
- Robert Terry Everett R-AL
- Robert Aderholt R-AL
- Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Rick Renzi R-AZ
- Trent Franks R-AZ
- John B. Shadegg R-AZ
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
- Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
- John Taylor Doolittle R-CA
- George P. Radanovich R-CA
- Devin Nunes R-CA
- Kevin Mccarthy R-CA
- Elton W. Gallegly R-CA
- Howard P. (Buck) Mckeon R-CA
- David Timothy Dreier R-CA
- Edward Randall Royce R-CA
- Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA
- Gary G. Miller R-CA
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Mary Bono R-CA
- Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
- John Campbell R-CA
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Brian P. Bilbray R-CA
- Duncan Lee Hunter R-CA
- Marilyn N Musgrave R-CO
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO
- Michael Newbold Castle R-DE
- Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
- Ander Crenshaw R-FL
- Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL
- John L. Mica R-FL
- Richard (Ric) Keller R-FL
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
- Adam Putnam R-FL
- Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
- Connie Mack IV R-FL
- David Joseph Weldon R-FL
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Tom Feeney R-FL
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Jack Kingston R-GA
- Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
- Tom Price R-GA
- John Elmer Linder R-GA
- John Nathan Deal R-GA
- Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA
- Phil Gingrey R-GA
- Thomas Latham R-IA
- Steve King R-IA
- William Sali R-ID
- Michael K. Simpson R-ID
- Peter Roskam R-IL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
- Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
- Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
- Ray H. Lahood R-IL
- John M. Shimkus R-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Mark Edward Souder R-IN
- Stephen Earle Buyer R-IN
- Danny Lee Burton R-IN
- Mike Pence R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Todd Tiahrt R-KS
- Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
- Ron Lewis R-KY
- Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
- Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
- Steve Scalise R-LA
- James O. Mccrery III R-LA
- Rodney Alexander R-LA
- Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA
- Charles W. Boustany R-LA
- Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD
- Peter Hoekstra R-MI
- Vernon James Ehlers R-MI
- David Lee Camp R-MI
- Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
- Tim Walberg R-MI
- Mike Rogers R-MI
- Joseph Knollenberg R-MI
- Candice S. Miller R-MI
- Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
- John Kline R-MN
- Michele Bachmann R-MN
- W. Todd Akin R-MO
- Samuel Graves R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
- Travis W. Childers D-MS
- Charles W. (Chip) Pickering Jr. R-MS
- Denny Rehberg R-MT
- Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
- Howard Coble R-NC
- Robert Cannon (Robin) Hayes R-NC
- Sue Myrick R-NC
- Patrick T. Mchenry R-NC
- Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
- Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Scott Garrett R-NJ
- Michael Ferguson R-NJ
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Stevan Pearce R-NM
- Peter T. King R-NY
- Vito John Fossella R-NY
- John Michael Mchugh R-NY
- James T. Walsh R-NY
- Thomas M. Reynolds R-NY
- John R. (Randy) Kuhl Jr. R-NY
- Steve Chabot R-OH
- Jean Schmidt R-OH
- Michael R. Turner R-OH
- Jim Jordan R-OH
- Robert E. Latta R-OH
- David Lee Hobson R-OH
- John Andrew Boehner R-OH
- Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
- Steven C. Latourette R-OH
- Ralph Straus Regula R-OH
- John Sullivan R-OK
- Frank D. Lucas R-OK
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Mary Fallin R-OK
- Greg Walden R-OR
- Philip Sheridan English R-PA
- John Peterson R-PA
- Jim Gerlach R-PA
- William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
- Charles W. Dent R-PA
- Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
- Timothy Murphy R-PA
- Todd Platts R-PA
- Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-SC
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- James Gresham Barrett R-SC
- Robert Durden Inglis R-SC
- David Davis R-TN
- John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
- Zachary Paul Wamp R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Louie Gohmert R-TX
- Ted Poe R-TX
- Sam Johnson R-TX
- Ralph Moody Hall R-TX
- Jeb Hensarling R-TX
- Joe Linus Barton R-TX
- John Culberson R-TX
- Kevin Patrick Brady R-TX
- Michael T. Mccaul R-TX
- K. Michael Conaway R-TX
- Kay Granger R-TX
- William McClellan (Mac) Thornberry R-TX
- Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
- Randy Neugebauer R-TX
- Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
- Nicholas V. Lampson D-TX
- Kenny Marchant R-TX
- Michael C. Burgess R-TX
- Henry Cuellar D-TX
- John R. Carter R-TX
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
- Robert J. Wittman R-VA
- Thelma D. Drake R-VA
- J. Randy Forbes R-VA
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA
- Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
- Eric Cantor R-VA
- Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
- Thomas M. Davis III R-VA
- Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
- Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
- Paul D. Ryan R-WI
- Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
- Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
Did not vote
- Donald Edwin Young R-AK
- Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
- Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS
- Nancy Pelosi D-CA
- Thomas Peter Lantos D-CA
- Jane L. Harman D-CA
- Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA
- Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC
- Corrine Brown D-FL
- Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite R-FL
- Charles W. Norwood Jr. R-GA
- Madeleine Bordallo D-GU
- Bobby L. Rush D-IL
- Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL
- John Dennis Hastert R-IL
- Julia May Carson D-IN
- Bobby Jindal R-LA
- Richard Hugh Baker R-LA
- Martin Thomas Meehan D-MA
- Albert Russell Wynn D-MD
- Sander Martin Levin D-MI
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D-MI
- Kenny Hulshof R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
- Hugh James Saxton R-NJ
- Heather Wilson R-NM
- Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY
- Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH
- Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
- Deborah D. Pryce R-OH
- Luis G. Fortuño R-PR
- Silvestre Reyes D-TX
- Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX
- Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
- Christopher B. Cannon R-UT
- Jo Ann Davis R-VA
- Donna Marie Christensen D-VI
- Barbara L. Cubin R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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