House · Roll call 53 · 117th Congress, session 1
For the People Act of 2021
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Failed 97–328 on Mar 2, 2021. 97 members voted against the majority of their party.
- Result
- Not agreed to
- Vote type: YEA-AND-NAY
- Yea
- 97
- Nay
- 328
- Present
- 0
- Not voting: 6
Mar 2, 2021 at 13:29 · Amendments
The measure
The bill or resolution this roll call was on.
- H.R. 1 For the People Act of 2021Passed one chamber· John P. Sarbanes (D-MD-3)· Government Operations and Politics· Mar 11, 2021
Amendment: Amendment 3 · Bush of Missouri Part B Amendment No. 14
Split by party
Yea on the left, nay on the right, scaled to each party's members.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 97 | 119 | 0 | 4 |
| Republicans | 0 | 209 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 97 | 328 | 0 | 6 |
Seat chart
One seat per member, colored by their recorded position; outlined seats voted against their party's majority. Seats are grouped by party and ordered by DW-NOMINATE (Analisa's layout: House members have no assigned seats).
Voted against their party
Members who voted yea or nay against most of their party's voting members.
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12Yea
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44Yea
- Karen BassD-CA-37Yea
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3Yea
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2Yea
- Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3Yea
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DEYea
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1Yea
- Jamaal BowmanD-NY-16Yea
- Cori BushD-MO-1Yea
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29Yea
- André CarsonD-IN-7Yea
- Sean CastenD-IL-6Yea
- Judy ChuD-CA-27Yea
- Katherine M. ClarkD-MA-5Yea
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9Yea
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5Yea
- James E. ClyburnD-SC-6Yea
- Steve CohenD-TN-9Yea
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7Yea
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4Yea
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-11Yea
- Michael F. DoyleD-PA-18Yea
- Veronica EscobarD-TX-16Yea
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13Yea
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3Yea
- Bill FosterD-IL-11Yea
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4Yea
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29Yea
- Jared F. GoldenD-ME-2Yea
- Jimmy GomezD-CA-34Yea
- Al GreenD-TX-9Yea
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-3Yea
- Debra A. HaalandD-NM-1Yea
- Alcee L. HastingsD-FL-20Yea
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5Yea
- Brian HigginsD-NY-26Yea
- Jared HuffmanD-CA-2Yea
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18Yea
- Sara JacobsD-CA-53Yea
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7Yea
- Hakeem S. JeffriesD-NY-8Yea
- Mondaire JonesD-NY-17Yea
- Kaiali’i KaheleD-HI-2Yea
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2Yea
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17Yea
- Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-2Yea
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8Yea
- Rick LarsenD-WA-2Yea
- Brenda L. LawrenceD-MI-14Yea
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13Yea
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3Yea
- Andy LevinD-MI-9Yea
- Ted LieuD-CA-33Yea
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-19Yea
- Alan S. LowenthalD-CA-47Yea
- Carolyn B. MaloneyD-NY-12Yea
- Doris O. MatsuiD-CA-6Yea
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2Yea
- Jerry McNerneyD-CA-9Yea
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5Yea
- Grace MengD-NY-6Yea
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7Yea
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4Yea
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10Yea
- Grace F. NapolitanoD-CA-32Yea
- Richard E. NealD-MA-1Yea
- Marie NewmanD-IL-3Yea
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14Yea
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5Yea
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6Yea
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.D-NJ-10Yea
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1Yea
- Mark PocanD-WI-2Yea
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7Yea
- David E. PriceD-NC-4Yea
- Bobby L. RushD-IL-1Yea
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38Yea
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9Yea
- Adam B. SchiffD-CA-28Yea
- Bradley Scott SchneiderD-IL-10Yea
- David ScottD-GA-13Yea
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7Yea
- Adam SmithD-WA-9Yea
- Mark TakanoD-CA-41Yea
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2Yea
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13Yea
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20Yea
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15Yea
- Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14Yea
- Juan VargasD-CA-51Yea
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7Yea
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-23Yea
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12Yea
- Peter WelchD-VTYea
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5Yea
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24Yea
How each member voted
Recorded positions, by party and then position. Highlighted names voted against the majority of their party's voting members.
Democrats · 220
Yea · 97
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12Against party
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44Against party
- Karen BassD-CA-37Against party
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3Against party
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2Against party
- Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3Against party
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DEAgainst party
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1Against party
- Jamaal BowmanD-NY-16Against party
- Cori BushD-MO-1Against party
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29Against party
- André CarsonD-IN-7Against party
- Sean CastenD-IL-6Against party
- Judy ChuD-CA-27Against party
- Katherine M. ClarkD-MA-5Against party
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9Against party
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5Against party
- James E. ClyburnD-SC-6Against party
- Steve CohenD-TN-9Against party
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7Against party
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4Against party
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-11Against party
- Michael F. DoyleD-PA-18Against party
- Veronica EscobarD-TX-16Against party
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13Against party
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3Against party
- Bill FosterD-IL-11Against party
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4Against party
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29Against party
- Jared F. GoldenD-ME-2Against party
- Jimmy GomezD-CA-34Against party
- Al GreenD-TX-9Against party
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-3Against party
- Debra A. HaalandD-NM-1Against party
- Alcee L. HastingsD-FL-20Against party
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5Against party
- Brian HigginsD-NY-26Against party
- Jared HuffmanD-CA-2Against party
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18Against party
- Sara JacobsD-CA-53Against party
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7Against party
- Hakeem S. JeffriesD-NY-8Against party
- Mondaire JonesD-NY-17Against party
- Kaiali’i KaheleD-HI-2Against party
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2Against party
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17Against party
- Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-2Against party
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8Against party
- Rick LarsenD-WA-2Against party
- Brenda L. LawrenceD-MI-14Against party
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13Against party
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3Against party
- Andy LevinD-MI-9Against party
- Ted LieuD-CA-33Against party
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-19Against party
- Alan S. LowenthalD-CA-47Against party
- Carolyn B. MaloneyD-NY-12Against party
- Doris O. MatsuiD-CA-6Against party
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2Against party
- Jerry McNerneyD-CA-9Against party
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5Against party
- Grace MengD-NY-6Against party
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7Against party
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4Against party
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10Against party
- Grace F. NapolitanoD-CA-32Against party
- Richard E. NealD-MA-1Against party
- Marie NewmanD-IL-3Against party
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14Against party
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5Against party
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6Against party
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.D-NJ-10Against party
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1Against party
- Mark PocanD-WI-2Against party
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7Against party
- David E. PriceD-NC-4Against party
- Bobby L. RushD-IL-1Against party
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38Against party
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9Against party
- Adam B. SchiffD-CA-28Against party
- Bradley Scott SchneiderD-IL-10Against party
- David ScottD-GA-13Against party
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7Against party
- Adam SmithD-WA-9Against party
- Mark TakanoD-CA-41Against party
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2Against party
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13Against party
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20Against party
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15Against party
- Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14Against party
- Juan VargasD-CA-51Against party
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7Against party
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-23Against party
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12Against party
- Peter WelchD-VTAgainst party
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5Against party
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24Against party
Nay · 119
- Pete AguilarD-CA-31
- Colin Z. AllredD-TX-32
- Jake AuchinclossD-MA-4
- Cynthia AxneD-IA-3
- Ami BeraD-CA-7
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.D-VA-8
- Carolyn BourdeauxD-GA-7
- Anthony G. BrownD-MD-4
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
- Cheri BustosD-IL-17
- G. K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24
- Matt CartwrightD-PA-8
- Ed CaseD-HI-1
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14
- Joaquin CastroD-TX-20
- David N. CicillineD-RI-1
- Gerald E. ConnollyD-VA-11
- Jim CooperD-TN-5
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46
- Jim CostaD-CA-16
- Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
- Angie CraigD-MN-2
- Charlie CristD-FL-13
- Jason CrowD-CO-6
- Henry CuellarD-TX-28
- Sharice DavidsD-KS-3
- Peter A. DeFazioD-OR-4
- Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3
- Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1
- Antonio DelgadoD-NY-19
- Val Butler DemingsD-FL-10
- Theodore E. DeutchD-FL-22
- Debbie DingellD-MI-12
- Lloyd DoggettD-TX-35
- Anna G. EshooD-CA-18
- Lizzie FletcherD-TX-7
- Lois FrankelD-FL-21
- John GaramendiD-CA-3
- Vicente GonzalezD-TX-15
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5
- Josh HarderD-CA-10
- James A. HimesD-CT-4
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
- Chrissy HoulahanD-PA-6
- Steny H. HoyerD-MD-5
- Eddie Bernice JohnsonD-TX-30
- Marcy KapturD-OH-9
- William R. KeatingD-MA-9
- Daniel T. KildeeD-MI-5
- Derek KilmerD-WA-6
- Andy KimD-NJ-3
- Ron KindD-WI-3
- Ann M. KusterD-NH-2
- Conor LambD-PA-17
- James R. LangevinD-RI-2
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1
- Al Lawson, Jr.D-FL-5
- Susie LeeD-NV-3
- Mike LevinD-CA-49
- Elaine G. LuriaD-VA-2
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8
- Tom MalinowskiD-NJ-7
- Sean Patrick MaloneyD-NY-18
- Kathy E. ManningD-NC-6
- Lucy McBathD-GA-6
- A. Donald McEachinD-VA-4
- Joseph D. MorelleD-NY-25
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6
- Frank J. MrvanD-IN-1
- Stephanie N. MurphyD-FL-7
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2
- Donald NorcrossD-NJ-1
- Tom O’HalleranD-AZ-1
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-20
- Chris PappasD-NH-1
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.D-NJ-9
- Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-52
- Dean PhillipsD-MN-3
- Katie PorterD-CA-45
- Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8
- Kathleen M. RiceD-NY-4
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40
- Raul RuizD-CA-36
- Tim RyanD-OH-13
- John P. SarbanesD-MD-3
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
- Kim SchrierD-WA-8
- Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VA-3
- Brad ShermanD-CA-30
- Mikie SherrillD-NJ-11
- Albio SiresD-NJ-8
- Elissa SlotkinD-MI-8
- Darren SotoD-FL-9
- Abigail Davis SpanbergerD-VA-7
- Jackie SpeierD-CA-14
- Greg StantonD-AZ-9
- Haley M. StevensD-MI-11
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10
- Thomas R. SuozziD-NY-3
- Eric SwalwellD-CA-15
- Mike ThompsonD-CA-5
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- Norma J. TorresD-CA-35
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3
- David J. TroneD-MD-6
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33
- Filemon VelaD-TX-34
- Maxine WatersD-CA-43
- Jennifer WextonD-VA-10
- Susan WildD-PA-7
- John A. YarmuthD-KY-3
Not voting · 4
- Brendan F. BoyleD-PA-2
- Marcia L. FudgeD-OH-11
- Ruben GallegoD-AZ-7
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Republicans · 211
Nay · 209
- Robert B. AderholtR-AL-4
- Rick W. AllenR-GA-12
- Mark E. AmodeiR-NV-2
- Kelly ArmstrongR-ND
- Jodey C. ArringtonR-TX-19
- Brian BabinR-TX-36
- Don BaconR-NE-2
- James R. BairdR-IN-4
- Troy BaldersonR-OH-12
- Jim BanksR-IN-3
- Andy BarrR-KY-6
- Cliff BentzR-OR-2
- Jack BergmanR-MI-1
- Stephanie I. BiceR-OK-5
- Andy BiggsR-AZ-5
- Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12
- Dan BishopR-NC-9
- Lauren BoebertR-CO-3
- Mike BostR-IL-12
- Kevin BradyR-TX-8
- Mo BrooksR-AL-5
- Vern BuchananR-FL-16
- Ken BuckR-CO-4
- Larry BucshonR-IN-8
- Ted BuddR-NC-13
- Tim BurchettR-TN-2
- Michael C. BurgessR-TX-26
- Ken CalvertR-CA-42
- Kat CammackR-FL-3
- Jerry L. CarlR-AL-1
- Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1
- John R. CarterR-TX-31
- Madison CawthornR-NC-11
- Steve ChabotR-OH-1
- Liz CheneyR-WY
- Ben ClineR-VA-6
- Michael CloudR-TX-27
- Andrew S. ClydeR-GA-9
- Tom ColeR-OK-4
- James ComerR-KY-1
- Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordR-AR-1
- Dan CrenshawR-TX-2
- John R. CurtisR-UT-3
- Warren DavidsonR-OH-8
- Rodney DavisR-IL-13
- Scott DesJarlaisR-TN-4
- Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
- Byron DonaldsR-FL-19
- Jeff DuncanR-SC-3
- Neal P. DunnR-FL-2
- Tom EmmerR-MN-6
- Ron EstesR-KS-4
- Pat FallonR-TX-4
- Randy FeenstraR-IA-4
- A. Drew Ferguson IVR-GA-3
- Michelle FischbachR-MN-7
- Scott FitzgeraldR-WI-5
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
- Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
- Scott FranklinR-FL-15
- Russ FulcherR-ID-1
- Matt GaetzR-FL-1
- Mike GallagherR-WI-8
- Andrew R. GarbarinoR-NY-2
- Mike GarciaR-CA-25
- Bob GibbsR-OH-7
- Carlos A. GimenezR-FL-26
- Louie GohmertR-TX-1
- Tony GonzalesR-TX-23
- Anthony GonzalezR-OH-16
- Bob GoodR-VA-5
- Lance GoodenR-TX-5
- Paul A. GosarR-AZ-4
- Kay GrangerR-TX-12
- Garret GravesR-LA-6
- Sam GravesR-MO-6
- Mark E. GreenR-TN-7
- Marjorie Taylor GreeneR-GA-14
- H. Morgan GriffithR-VA-9
- Glenn GrothmanR-WI-6
- Michael GuestR-MS-3
- Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
- Jim HagedornR-MN-1
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1
- Diana HarshbargerR-TN-1
- Vicky HartzlerR-MO-4
- Kevin HernR-OK-1
- Yvette HerrellR-NM-2
- Jaime Herrera BeutlerR-WA-3
- Jody B. HiceR-GA-10
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3
- J. French HillR-AR-2
- Ashley HinsonR-IA-1
- Trey HollingsworthR-IN-9
- Richard HudsonR-NC-8
- Bill HuizengaR-MI-2
- Darrell IssaR-CA-50
- Ronny JacksonR-TX-13
- Chris JacobsR-NY-27
- Bill JohnsonR-OH-6
- Dusty JohnsonR-SD
- Mike JohnsonR-LA-4
- Jim JordanR-OH-4
- David P. JoyceR-OH-14
- John JoyceR-PA-13
- John KatkoR-NY-24
- Fred KellerR-PA-12
- Mike KellyR-PA-16
- Trent KellyR-MS-1
- Young KimR-CA-39
- Adam KinzingerR-IL-16
- David KustoffR-TN-8
- Darin LaHoodR-IL-18
- Doug LaMalfaR-CA-1
- Doug LambornR-CO-5
- Robert E. LattaR-OH-5
- Jake LaTurnerR-KS-2
- Debbie LeskoR-AZ-8
- Billy LongR-MO-7
- Barry LoudermilkR-GA-11
- Frank D. LucasR-OK-3
- Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-3
- Nancy MaceR-SC-1
- Nicole MalliotakisR-NY-11
- Tracey MannR-KS-1
- Thomas MassieR-KY-4
- Brian J. MastR-FL-18
- Kevin McCarthyR-CA-23
- Michael T. McCaulR-TX-10
- Lisa C. McClainR-MI-10
- Tom McClintockR-CA-4
- Patrick T. McHenryR-NC-10
- David B. McKinleyR-WV-1
- Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
- Peter MeijerR-MI-3
- Daniel MeuserR-PA-9
- Carol D. MillerR-WV-3
- Mary E. MillerR-IL-15
- Mariannette Miller-MeeksR-IA-2
- John R. MoolenaarR-MI-4
- Alexander X. MooneyR-WV-2
- Barry MooreR-AL-2
- Blake D. MooreR-UT-1
- Markwayne MullinR-OK-2
- Gregory F. MurphyR-NC-3
- Troy E. NehlsR-TX-22
- Dan NewhouseR-WA-4
- Ralph NormanR-SC-5
- Devin NunesR-CA-22
- Jay ObernolteR-CA-8
- Burgess OwensR-UT-4
- Steven M. PalazzoR-MS-4
- Gary J. PalmerR-AL-6
- Greg PenceR-IN-6
- Scott PerryR-PA-10
- August PflugerR-TX-11
- Bill PoseyR-FL-8
- Tom ReedR-NY-23
- Guy ReschenthalerR-PA-14
- Tom RiceR-SC-7
- Harold RogersR-KY-5
- Mike RogersR-AL-3
- John W. RoseR-TN-6
- David RouzerR-NC-7
- Chip RoyR-TX-21
- John H. RutherfordR-FL-4
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27
- Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
- David SchweikertR-AZ-6
- Austin ScottR-GA-8
- Michael K. SimpsonR-ID-2
- Adrian SmithR-NE-3
- Christopher H. SmithR-NJ-4
- Jason SmithR-MO-8
- Lloyd SmuckerR-PA-11
- Victoria SpartzR-IN-5
- Pete StauberR-MN-8
- Michelle SteelR-CA-48
- Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21
- Bryan SteilR-WI-1
- W. Gregory SteubeR-FL-17
- Chris StewartR-UT-2
- Steve StiversR-OH-15
- Van TaylorR-TX-3
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-22
- Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15
- Thomas P. TiffanyR-WI-7
- William R. Timmons IVR-SC-4
- Michael R. TurnerR-OH-10
- Fred UptonR-MI-6
- David G. ValadaoR-CA-21
- Jefferson Van DrewR-NJ-2
- Beth Van DuyneR-TX-24
- Ann WagnerR-MO-2
- Tim WalbergR-MI-7
- Jackie WalorskiR-IN-2
- Michael WaltzR-FL-6
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.R-TX-14
- Brad R. WenstrupR-OH-2
- Bruce WestermanR-AR-4
- Roger WilliamsR-TX-25
- Joe WilsonR-SC-2
- Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1
- Steve WomackR-AR-3
- Don YoungR-AK
- Lee M. ZeldinR-NY-1
Not voting · 2
- Pete SessionsR-TX-17
- Daniel WebsterR-FL-11
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