Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act

On Feb 28, 2012, the House voted 303–114 on “On Passage” (HR 2117). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 234–0, Democrats 69–114. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 69 members voted against their own party.

During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result: Passed
Yes: 303
No: 114
Did not vote: 28
Date: Feb 28, 2012

By party

Republicans234 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats69 yes · 114 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Terri Sewell D-AL voted yes
Michael Avery Ross D-AR voted yes
Ed Pastor D-AZ voted yes
Jim Costa D-CA voted yes
Joe Baca D-CA voted yes
Jared Polis D-CO voted yes
Ed Perlmutter D-CO voted yes
John C. Carney Jr. D-DE voted yes
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted yes
John Barrow D-GA voted yes
Colleen Hanabusa D-HI voted yes
Bruce Braley D-IA voted yes
Dave Loebsack D-IA voted yes
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA voted yes
Daniel Lipinski D-IL voted yes
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL voted yes
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted yes
Joe Donnelly D-IN voted yes
André Carson D-IN voted yes
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY voted yes
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA voted yes
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD voted yes
Michael H. Michaud D-ME voted yes
Tim Walz D-MN voted yes
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN voted yes
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted yes
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC voted yes
Mike Mcintyre D-NC voted yes
Larry Kissell D-NC voted yes
Heath Shuler D-NC voted yes
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ voted yes
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted yes
Rush Holt D-NJ voted yes
Albio Sires D-NJ voted yes
Shelley Berkley D-NV voted yes
Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY voted yes
Edolphus Towns D-NY voted yes
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY voted yes
Nita M. Lowey D-NY voted yes
Paul Tonko D-NY voted yes
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY voted yes
William Owens D-NY voted yes
Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY voted yes
Brian Higgins D-NY voted yes
Betty Sutton D-OH voted yes
Timothy J. Ryan D-OH voted yes
Daniel David Boren D-OK voted yes
Suzanne Bonamici D-OR voted yes
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted yes
Kurt Schrader D-OR voted yes
Jason Altmire D-PA voted yes
Mark S. Critz D-PA voted yes
Michael F. Doyle D-PA voted yes
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA voted yes
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted yes
Silvestre Reyes D-TX voted yes
Henry Cuellar D-TX voted yes
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT voted yes
Gerald E. (Gerry) Connolly D-VA voted yes
Peter Welch D-VT voted yes
Jay Robert Inslee D-WA voted yes
Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA voted yes
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA voted yes
Adam Smith D-WA voted yes
Tammy Baldwin D-WI voted yes
Ron Kind D-WI voted yes
Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI voted yes
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV voted yes

The bill

H.R. 2117: Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act

How each representative voted: Yes

Jr. Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) R-AL
Martha Roby R-AL
Mike Dennis Rogers R-AL
Robert Aderholt R-AL
Mo Brooks R-AL
Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL
Terri Sewell D-AL
Tim Griffin R-AR
Steve Womack R-AR
Michael Avery Ross D-AR
Paul Gosar R-AZ
Trent Franks R-AZ
Ben Quayle R-AZ
Ed Pastor D-AZ
David Schweikert R-AZ
Jeff Flake R-AZ
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA
Daniel Edward Lungren R-CA
Tom Mcclintock R-CA
Jeff Denham R-CA
Jim Costa D-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
Joe Baca D-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
Jared Polis D-CO
Scott Tipton R-CO
Cory Gardner R-CO
Doug Lamborn R-CO
Mike Coffman R-CO
Ed Perlmutter D-CO
John C. Carney Jr. D-DE
Jefferson B. (Jeff) Miller R-FL
Steve Southerland R-FL
Ander Crenshaw R-FL
Richard Nugent R-FL
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL
John L. Mica R-FL
Daniel A. Webster R-FL
Gus Bilirakis R-FL
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
Dennis Ross R-FL
Vernon G. Buchanan R-FL
Connie Mack IV R-FL
Bill Posey R-FL
Thomas J. Rooney R-FL
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL
Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
Allen West R-FL
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL
Sandra (Sandy) Adams R-FL
David Rivera R-FL
Jack Kingston R-GA
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA
Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA
Tom Price R-GA
Rob Woodall R-GA
Austin Scott R-GA
Tom Graves R-GA
Paul C. Broun Jr. R-GA
Phil Gingrey R-GA
John Barrow D-GA
Colleen Hanabusa D-HI
Bruce Braley D-IA
Dave Loebsack D-IA
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA
Thomas Latham R-IA
Steve King R-IA
Raúl R. Labrador R-ID
Michael K. Simpson R-ID
Daniel Lipinski D-IL
Peter Roskam R-IL
Joe Walsh R-IL
Robert Dold R-IL
Adam Kinzinger R-IL
Jerry Francis Costello D-IL
Judy Borg Biggert R-IL
Randy Hultgren R-IL
Timothy V. Johnson R-IL
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL
Bobby Schilling R-IL
Aaron Schock R-IL
John M. Shimkus R-IL
Peter Visclosky D-IN
Joe Donnelly D-IN
Marlin Stutzman R-IN
Todd Rokita R-IN
Danny Lee Burton R-IN
Mike Pence R-IN
André Carson D-IN
Larry Bucshon R-IN
Todd Young R-IN
Tim Huelskamp R-KS
Lynn Jenkins R-KS
Kevin Yoder R-KS
Mike Pompeo R-KS
Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield R-KY
Brett Guthrie R-KY
Geoffrey C. (Geoff) Davis R-KY
Harold Dallas (Hal) Rogers R-KY
A. B. (Ben) Chandler D-KY
Steve Scalise R-LA
John Fleming R-LA
Rodney Alexander R-LA
Bill Cassidy R-LA
Charles W. Boustany R-LA
Michael Everett Capuano D-MA
Andy Harris R-MD
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD
Michael H. Michaud D-ME
Dan Benishek R-MI
Bill Huizenga R-MI
Justin Amash R-MI
David Lee Camp R-MI
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI
Tim Walberg R-MI
Mike Rogers R-MI
Candice S. Miller R-MI
Thaddeus George Mccotter R-MI
Tim Walz D-MN
John Kline R-MN
Erik Paulsen R-MN
Michele Bachmann R-MN
Collin Clark Peterson D-MN
Chip Cravaack R-MN
Vicky Hartzler R-MO
Samuel Graves R-MO
Billy Long R-MO
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO
Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
Alan Nunnelee R-MS
Bennie Thompson D-MS
Gregg Harper R-MS
Steven Palazzo R-MS
Denny Rehberg R-MT
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (G.K.) D-NC
Renee Ellmers R-NC
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. R-NC
Virginia Ann Foxx R-NC
Howard Coble R-NC
Mike Mcintyre D-NC
Larry Kissell D-NC
Sue Myrick R-NC
Heath Shuler D-NC
Rick Berg R-ND
Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
Lee Raymond Terry R-NE
Adrian Smith R-NE
Frank Guinta R-NH
Charles Foster Bass R-NH
Robert Ernest Andrews D-NJ
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ
Jon Runyan R-NJ
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ
Scott Garrett R-NJ
Leonard Lance R-NJ
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ
Rush Holt D-NJ
Albio Sires D-NJ
Stevan Pearce R-NM
Shelley Berkley D-NV
Mark E. Amodei R-NV
Joe Heck R-NV
Peter T. King R-NY
Carolyn Mccarthy D-NY
Robert L. Turner R-NY
Edolphus Towns D-NY
Michael G. Grimm R-NY
Eliot Lance Engel D-NY
Nita M. Lowey D-NY
Nan Hayworth R-NY
Christopher Gibson R-NY
Paul Tonko D-NY
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey D-NY
William Owens D-NY
Richard Hanna R-NY
Ann Marie Buerkle R-NY
Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY
Brian Higgins D-NY
Thomas W. Reed II R-NY
Steve Chabot R-OH
Jean Schmidt R-OH
Michael R. Turner R-OH
Jim Jordan R-OH
Robert E. Latta R-OH
Bill Johnson R-OH
Steve Austria R-OH
Patrick (Pat) Tiberi R-OH
Betty Sutton D-OH
Steven C. Latourette R-OH
Steve Stivers R-OH
Jim Renacci R-OH
Timothy J. Ryan D-OH
Bob Gibbs R-OH
John Sullivan R-OK
Daniel David Boren D-OK
Frank D. Lucas R-OK
Tom Cole R-OK
James Lankford R-OK
Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
Greg Walden R-OR
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR
Kurt Schrader D-OR
Mike Kelly R-PA
Jason Altmire D-PA
Glenn Thompson R-PA
Jim Gerlach R-PA
Patrick Meehan R-PA
Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA
William (Bill) Shuster R-PA
Thomas A. Marino R-PA
Lou Barletta R-PA
Mark S. Critz D-PA
Michael F. Doyle D-PA
Charles W. Dent R-PA
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA
Thomas Timothy (Tim) Holden D-PA
Timothy Murphy R-PA
Todd Platts R-PA
Tim Scott R-SC
Joe Wilson R-SC
Jeff Duncan R-SC
Trey Gowdy R-SC
Mick Mulvaney R-SC
James Enos Clyburn D-SC
Kristi Noem R-SD
David P. (Phil) Roe R-TN
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN
Chuck Fleischmann R-TN
Scott Desjarlais R-TN
Diane Black R-TN
Marsha Blackburn R-TN
Stephen Lee Fincher R-TN
Louie Gohmert R-TX
Ted Poe R-TX
Sam Johnson 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
Silvestre Reyes D-TX
Bill Flores R-TX
Randy Neugebauer R-TX
Lamar Seeligson Smith R-TX
Pete Olson R-TX
Francisco (Quico) Canseco R-TX
Kenny Marchant R-TX
Michael C. Burgess R-TX
Blake Farenthold R-TX
Henry Cuellar D-TX
John R. Carter R-TX
Pete Sessions R-TX
Robert (Rob) Bishop R-UT
James David (Jim) Matheson D-UT
Jason Chaffetz R-UT
Robert J. Wittman R-VA
E. Scott Rigell R-VA
J. Randy Forbes R-VA
Robert Hurt R-VA
Robert William Goodlatte R-VA
Eric Cantor R-VA
H. Morgan Griffith R-VA
Frank Rudolph Wolf R-VA
Gerald E. (Gerry) Connolly D-VA
Peter Welch D-VT
Jay Robert Inslee D-WA
Richard Ray (Rick) Larsen D-WA
Jaime Herrera Beutler R-WA
Richard Norman (Doc) Hastings R-WA
Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers R-WA
Norman DeValois Dicks D-WA
David G. Reichert R-WA
Adam Smith D-WA
Paul D. Ryan R-WI
Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Ron Kind D-WI
Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore D-WI
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI
Thomas Evert Petri R-WI
Sean Duffy R-WI
Reid Ribble R-WI
David Mckinley R-WV
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
Nick Joe Rahall II D-WV
Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY

How each representative voted: No

Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ
Michael Thompson D-CA
Doris Matsui D-CA
Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA
George Miller D-CA
Nancy Pelosi D-CA
John Garamendi 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
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
Judy Chu D-CA
Karen Bass D-CA
Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA
Maxine Waters D-CA
Janice Hahn D-CA
Laura Richardson D-CA
Grace Flores Napolitano D-CA
Linda T. Sánchez D-CA
Loretta Sanchez D-CA
Bob Filner D-CA
Susan A. Davis D-CA
Diana Degette D-CO
John B. Larson D-CT
Joe Courtney D-CT
Rosa L. Delauro D-CT
James A. Himes D-CT
Corrine Brown D-FL
Kathy Castor D-FL
Frederica Wilson D-FL
Theodore E. (Ted) Deutch D-FL
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
Hank Johnson D-GA
John R. Lewis D-GA
David Scott D-GA
Mazie Hirono D-HI
Bobby L. Rush D-IL
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL
Mike Quigley D-IL
Danny K. Davis D-IL
Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL
John Yarmuth D-KY
Cedric Richmond 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
Stephen F. Lynch D-MA
William R. Keating D-MA
John Sarbanes D-MD
Donna F. Edwards D-MD
Steny Hamilton Hoyer D-MD
Elijah Eugene Cummings D-MD
Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
Chellie Pingree D-ME
Dale Edward Kildee D-MI
Gary C. Peters D-MI
Sander Martin Levin D-MI
Hansen Clarke D-MI
John Conyers Jr. D-MI
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
Betty Mccollum D-MN
Keith Ellison D-MN
Russ Carnahan D-MO
David Eugene Price D-NC
Melvin L. Watt D-NC
Brad Miller D-NC
Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ
Steven Rothman D-NJ
Martin Heinrich D-NM
Ben Ray Luján D-NM
Timothy H. Bishop D-NY
Gary Leonard Ackerman D-NY
Gregory W. Meeks D-NY
Joseph Crowley D-NY
Jerrold Lewis Nadler D-NY
Yvette Diane Clarke D-NY
Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY
Carolyn Bosher Maloney D-NY
José E. Serrano D-NY
Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY
Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) Kaptur D-OH
Dennis Kucinich D-OH
Marcia L. Fudge D-OH
Earl Blumenauer D-OR
Robert A. Brady D-PA
Chaka Fattah D-PA
Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA
David N. Cicilline D-RI
James Langevin D-RI
James Hayes Shofner Cooper D-TN
Stephen Cohen D-TN
Al Green D-TX
Rubén Hinojosa D-TX
Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX
Lloyd Alton Doggett II D-TX
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Green D-TX
Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX
Robert C. Scott D-VA
James P. Moran D-VA
James A. Mcdermott D-WA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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