House · Roll call 295 · 119th Congress, session 2

Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026

On Passage: Passed 237–169 on Sep 3, 2026. 35 members voted against the majority of their party.

Result
Agreed to
Vote type: YEA-AND-NAY
Yea
237
Nay
169
Present
0
Not voting: 27

Sep 3, 2026 at 10:24 · Passage · Party-unity vote

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The measure

The bill or resolution this roll call was on.

  1. H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
    Passed one chamber· Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5)· Education· Sep 14, 2026

Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act

Split by party

Yea on the left, nay on the right, scaled to each party's members.

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democrats33167014
Independents1000
Republicans2032013
Total237169027

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).

Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) · NayMaxine Waters (D-CA-43) · NaySean Casten (D-IL-6) · NayYvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9) · NayPramila Jayapal (D-WA-7) · NayLateefah Simon (D-CA-12) · NayJanice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9) · Not votingLauren Underwood (D-IL-14) · NayBonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) · NayEmily Randall (D-WA-6) · NayChristian D. Menefee (D-TX-18) · NayJennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4) · NayNydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7) · Not votingLizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7) · NayLaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10) · NayJames P. McGovern (D-MA-2) · NayJimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) · Not votingAdriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) · NayLuz M. Rivas (D-CA-29) · NayTroy A. Carter (D-LA-2) · NayMark Pocan (D-WI-2) · NayBennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2) · NayGwen Moore (D-WI-4) · NaySydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) · NayRobert Menendez (D-NJ-8) · NayMark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) · NayLinda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38) · NayJerrold Nadler (D-NY-12) · NayValerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4) · NayAdelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7) · NayNanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44) · NayDelia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3) · NayJasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) · NayJamie Raskin (D-MD-8) · NayNancy Pelosi (D-CA-11) · NayDanny K. Davis (D-IL-7) · NayMorgan McGarvey (D-KY-3) · NayHakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8) · NayKevin Mullin (D-CA-15) · NayJudy Chu (D-CA-28) · NayHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4) · NayKatherine M. Clark (D-MA-5) · NayFrederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24) · NayShontel M. Brown (D-OH-11) · NayRobin L. Kelly (D-IL-2) · NayDwight Evans (D-PA-3) · NayGlenn Ivey (D-MD-4) · NayJames E. Clyburn (D-SC-6) · NayVeronica Escobar (D-TX-16) · NayAlma S. Adams (D-NC-12) · NayMary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) · NayMaxine Dexter (D-OR-3) · NayRo Khanna (D-CA-17) · NayGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31) · YeaMark Takano (D-CA-39) · NayCleo Fields (D-LA-6) · NayJill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2) · NayWesley Bell (D-MO-1) · Not votingEmanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5) · Not votingSummer L. Lee (D-PA-12) · NayRobert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3) · NayDaniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10) · Not votingAl Green (D-TX-9) · NayMarilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) · Not votingMaxwell Frost (D-FL-10) · NayNikema Williams (D-GA-5) · NayBecca Balint (D-VT) · NayKweisi Mfume (D-MD-7) · NayJoyce Beatty (D-OH-3) · NayJesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4) · NayMadeleine Dean (D-PA-4) · NayKathy Castor (D-FL-14) · YeaAndré Carson (D-IN-7) · NayDoris O. Matsui (D-CA-7) · NayJared Huffman (D-CA-2) · NayMelanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1) · NayDiana DeGette (D-CO-1) · NayJoe Neguse (D-CO-2) · NayGreg Casar (D-TX-35) · NayYassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3) · NayJames R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) · NayGabe Amo (D-RI-1) · NayAnalilia Mejia (D-NJ-11) · NayChellie Pingree (D-ME-1) · NayDonald Norcross (D-NJ-1) · YeaSara Jacobs (D-CA-51) · NayBetty McCollum (D-MN-4) · NayRichard E. Neal (D-MA-1) · NayLori Trahan (D-MA-3) · NayPaul Tonko (D-NY-20) · NayGregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5) · NayRosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3) · NayDebbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) · YeaShomari Figures (D-AL-2) · NayMarc A. Veasey (D-TX-33) · NayFrank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6) · NayJoaquin Castro (D-TX-20) · NayLloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) · NayTerri A. Sewell (D-AL-7) · NayGeorge Latimer (D-NY-16) · YeaSuzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) · NayDebbie Dingell (D-MI-6) · NayZoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) · NayJuan Vargas (D-CA-52) · YeaJohn B. Larson (D-CT-1) · NayLois Frankel (D-FL-22) · YeaMike Thompson (D-CA-4) · NayDonald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8) · NayDeborah K. Ross (D-NC-2) · NaySteve Cohen (D-TN-9) · NayTimothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26) · NayVicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34) · YeaSteny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5) · NayBrendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2) · NayJohnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2) · NayBrittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) · NayAyanna Pressley (D-MA-7) · NayRobert Garcia (D-CA-42) · NaySarah Elfreth (D-MD-3) · NayLucy McBath (D-GA-6) · NayGrace Meng (D-NY-6) · NayTed Lieu (D-CA-36) · NayNorma J. Torres (D-CA-35) · NayTeresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3) · NayRick Larsen (D-WA-2) · NayJason Crow (D-CO-6) · NayHaley M. Stevens (D-MI-11) · YeaLaura Friedman (D-CA-30) · NayJulie Johnson (D-TX-32) · NayShri Thanedar (D-MI-13) · YeaJonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1) · NayRaja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) · NayKelly Morrison (D-MN-3) · NaySam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16) · NayBrad Sherman (D-CA-32) · YeaStephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8) · NayJahana Hayes (D-CT-5) · NayMarcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) · Not votingDarren Soto (D-FL-9) · YeaJoe Courtney (D-CT-2) · YeaAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) · NayEmilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13) · NayJoseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25) · NayWilliam R. Keating (D-MA-9) · NayPete Aguilar (D-CA-33) · NayMike Quigley (D-IL-5) · NaySalud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24) · NayMike Levin (D-CA-49) · NayGabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) · NayNikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) · NayJohn Garamendi (D-CA-8) · Not votingSteven Horsford (D-NV-4) · NayRitchie Torres (D-NY-15) · YeaNellie Pou (D-NJ-9) · NayJulia Brownley (D-CA-26) · NaySeth Magaziner (D-RI-2) · NayFrank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1) · NayHerbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3) · NayIlhan Omar (D-MN-5) · NayDina Titus (D-NV-1) · YeaSuzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1) · NayJosh Harder (D-CA-9) · NayAdam Smith (D-WA-9) · Not votingApril McClain Delaney (D-MD-6) · NayRashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) · NaySanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2) · NayJanelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5) · NaySeth Moulton (D-MA-6) · Not votingJ. Luis Correa (D-CA-46) · NayGreg Stanton (D-AZ-4) · NayJimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) · YeaKim Schrier (D-WA-8) · YeaAngie Craig (D-MN-2) · NayJake Auchincloss (D-MA-4) · YeaSarah McBride (D-DE) · NaySharice Davids (D-KS-3) · NayChristopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17) · NayRaul Ruiz (D-CA-25) · NayHillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3) · YeaChrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) · Not votingAmi Bera (D-CA-6) · NayKristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8) · NayJames A. Himes (D-CT-4) · NayDonald G. Davis (D-NC-1) · YeaEric Sorensen (D-IL-17) · NayBill Foster (D-IL-11) · NayJohn W. Mannion (D-NY-22) · YeaSuhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) · NayAdam Gray (D-CA-13) · NayDerek Tran (D-CA-45) · NayChris Pappas (D-NH-1) · NayVal T. Hoyle (D-OR-4) · NayJared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) · YeaAndrea Salinas (D-OR-6) · NayGreg Landsman (D-OH-1) · YeaSusie Lee (D-NV-3) · YeaPatrick Ryan (D-NY-18) · NayHenry Cuellar (D-TX-28) · YeaThomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3) · YeaMaggie Goodlander (D-NH-2) · NayEd Case (D-HI-1) · NayDave Min (D-CA-47) · Not votingGeorge Whitesides (D-CA-27) · NayJosh Riley (D-NY-19) · YeaJim Costa (D-CA-21) · YeaBradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10) · YeaScott H. Peters (D-CA-50) · NayEugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7) · YeaLaura Gillen (D-NY-4) · YeaJosh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) · Not votingJared F. Golden (D-ME-2) · YeaMarie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3) · YeaAisha Wahab (D-CA-14) · NayEverton Blair Jr. (D-GA-13) · NayKevin Kiley (I-CA-3) · YeaBrian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) · YeaChristopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4) · YeaMichael Lawler (R-NY-17) · YeaThomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7) · YeaAndrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2) · YeaDavid P. Joyce (R-OH-14) · YeaNick LaLota (R-NY-1) · YeaDavid G. Valadao (R-CA-22) · YeaRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8) · YeaYoung Kim (R-CA-40) · YeaJennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2) · YeaMichael R. Turner (R-OH-10) · YeaMaria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) · YeaDon Bacon (R-NE-2) · YeaMario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26) · YeaZachary Nunn (R-IA-3) · YeaMichael K. Simpson (R-ID-2) · YeaJuan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) · Not votingElise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21) · YeaJeff Hurd (R-CO-3) · YeaDan Newhouse (R-WA-4) · YeaJay Obernolte (R-CA-23) · Not votingJohn James (R-MI-10) · YeaRyan Mackenzie (R-PA-7) · YeaTom Cole (R-OK-4) · YeaCarlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28) · YeaHarold Rogers (R-KY-5) · YeaNicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) · YeaGlenn Thompson (R-PA-15) · YeaMariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1) · Not votingKen Calvert (R-CA-41) · YeaGabe Evans (R-CO-8) · YeaJames Gallagher (R-CA-1) · YeaSteve Womack (R-AR-3) · YeaNancy Mace (R-SC-1) · YeaAshley Hinson (R-IA-2) · YeaVern Buchanan (R-FL-16) · YeaFrank D. Lucas (R-OK-3) · YeaMax L. Miller (R-OH-7) · YeaBlake D. Moore (R-UT-1) · YeaChuck Edwards (R-NC-11) · YeaMike Rogers (R-AL-3) · YeaMike Kelly (R-PA-16) · YeaDerrick Van Orden (R-WI-3) · YeaJefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2) · YeaMark E. Amodei (R-NV-2) · YeaPete Stauber (R-MN-8) · YeaAnn Wagner (R-MO-2) · YeaMike Bost (R-IL-12) · YeaRobert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4) · YeaMike Carey (R-OH-15) · YeaMichael T. McCaul (R-TX-10) · Not votingStephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5) · YeaCeleste Maloy (R-UT-2) · YeaBryan Steil (R-WI-1) · YeaLaurel M. Lee (R-FL-15) · YeaGus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12) · YeaNicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23) · YeaBrett Guthrie (R-KY-2) · YeaMichael A. Rulli (R-OH-6) · YeaCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3) · YeaJohn H. Rutherford (R-FL-5) · YeaJulia Letlow (R-LA-5) · YeaJack Bergman (R-MI-1) · YeaJ. French Hill (R-AR-2) · YeaDan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) · YeaMike Flood (R-NE-1) · YeaRyan K. Zinke (R-MT-1) · YeaJames R. Baird (R-IN-4) · YeaRobert J. Wittman (R-VA-1) · YeaGuy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) · YeaJohn R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2) · YeaVince Fong (R-CA-20) · YeaSam Graves (R-MO-6) · YeaBurgess Owens (R-UT-4) · YeaLloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) · YeaDarin LaHood (R-IL-16) · YeaBrian J. Mast (R-FL-21) · YeaEric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1) · YeaMike Haridopolos (R-FL-8) · YeaTroy Balderson (R-OH-12) · YeaClaudia Tenney (R-NY-24) · YeaRandy Feenstra (R-IA-4) · YeaTom Emmer (R-MN-6) · YeaDusty Johnson (R-SD) · YeaMonica De La Cruz (R-TX-15) · YeaDarrell Issa (R-CA-48) · YeaCliff Bentz (R-OR-2) · YeaGregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3) · YeaJohn R. Carter (R-TX-31) · YeaAndy Barr (R-KY-6) · YeaDaniel Meuser (R-PA-9) · YeaVictoria Spartz (R-IN-5) · Not votingTim Walberg (R-MI-5) · YeaTom Barrett (R-MI-7) · YeaNeal P. Dunn (R-FL-2) · Not votingRobert E. Latta (R-OH-5) · YeaAdrian Smith (R-NE-3) · YeaJake Ellzey (R-TX-6) · YeaH. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9) · YeaJefferson Shreve (R-IN-6) · YeaRudy Yakym III (R-IN-2) · YeaJimmy Patronis (R-FL-1) · YeaRichard Hudson (R-NC-9) · YeaDaniel Webster (R-FL-11) · YeaJoe Wilson (R-SC-2) · Not votingBill Huizenga (R-MI-4) · YeaMichael Guest (R-MS-3) · YeaCarol D. Miller (R-WV-1) · YeaTony Wied (R-WI-8) · YeaAustin Scott (R-GA-8) · YeaMichelle Fischbach (R-MN-7) · YeaDavid Kustoff (R-TN-8) · YeaBruce Westerman (R-AR-4) · YeaMark B. Messmer (R-IN-8) · YeaRiley M. Moore (R-WV-2) · YeaLisa C. McClain (R-MI-9) · YeaDavid Schweikert (R-AZ-1) · YeaRussell Fry (R-SC-7) · YeaEarl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1) · YeaMike Ezell (R-MS-4) · YeaSteve Scalise (R-LA-1) · YeaBrad Finstad (R-MN-1) · YeaAddison P. McDowell (R-NC-6) · Not votingAnna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) · YeaMark Alford (R-MO-4) · YeaMike Johnson (R-LA-4) · YeaDavid Rouzer (R-NC-7) · YeaJason Smith (R-MO-8) · YeaScott DesJarlais (R-TN-4) · YeaJohn Joyce (R-PA-13) · YeaPete Sessions (R-TX-17) · YeaNathaniel Moran (R-TX-1) · YeaTim Moore (R-NC-14) · YeaNicholas J. Begich III (R-AK) · YeaKat Cammack (R-FL-3) · YeaMorgan Luttrell (R-TX-8) · YeaRoger Williams (R-TX-25) · YeaJames Comer (R-KY-1) · YeaBrian Jack (R-GA-3) · YeaScott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5) · YeaWilliam R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4) · YeaMichael Baumgartner (R-WA-5) · YeaGlenn Grothman (R-WI-6) · YeaWesley Hunt (R-TX-38) · YeaCory Mills (R-FL-7) · Not votingBeth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) · YeaTracey Mann (R-KS-1) · YeaTroy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) · YeaDale W. Strong (R-AL-5) · YeaJulie Fedorchak (R-ND) · YeaMatt Van Epps (R-TN-7) · YeaDavid J. Taylor (R-OH-2) · YeaErin Houchin (R-IN-9) · YeaVirginia Foxx (R-NC-5) · YeaScott Franklin (R-FL-18) · YeaClay Higgins (R-LA-3) · YeaRandy Fine (R-FL-6) · YeaAugust Pfluger (R-TX-11) · YeaByron Donalds (R-FL-19) · Not votingTrent Kelly (R-MS-1) · YeaHarriet M. Hageman (R-WY) · YeaThomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7) · YeaRuss Fulcher (R-ID-1) · YeaBarry Moore (R-AL-1) · YeaRon Estes (R-KS-4) · YeaWarren Davidson (R-OH-8) · NayJodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19) · YeaTroy Downing (R-MT-2) · YeaThomas Massie (R-KY-4) · NayJohn W. Rose (R-TN-6) · YeaMike Kennedy (R-UT-3) · YeaTim Burchett (R-TN-2) · YeaJeff Crank (R-CO-5) · YeaGary J. Palmer (R-AL-6) · YeaTom McClintock (R-CA-5) · YeaBarry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) · Not votingAndy Harris (R-MD-1) · YeaAbraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8) · YeaKevin Hern (R-OK-1) · YeaMike Collins (R-GA-10) · YeaDiana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) · YeaScott Perry (R-PA-10) · YeaW. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17) · YeaRick W. Allen (R-GA-12) · YeaMichael Cloud (R-TX-27) · YeaDerek Schmidt (R-KS-2) · YeaAaron Bean (R-FL-4) · YeaPaul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9) · YeaClay Fuller (R-GA-14) · YeaJohn J. McGuire III (R-VA-5) · YeaBrian Babin (R-TX-36) · YeaLauren Boebert (R-CO-4) · YeaJim Jordan (R-OH-4) · YeaPat Fallon (R-TX-4) · YeaBen Cline (R-VA-6) · YeaMarlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3) · YeaLance Gooden (R-TX-5) · YeaRandy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14) · YeaRobert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3) · YeaEric Burlison (R-MO-7) · YeaAndrew Ogles (R-TN-5) · Not votingElijah Crane (R-AZ-2) · YeaBrandon Gill (R-TX-26) · YeaCraig A. Goldman (R-TX-12) · YeaRonny Jackson (R-TX-13) · YeaMary E. Miller (R-IL-15) · Not votingMark Harris (R-NC-8) · YeaChip Roy (R-TX-21) · YeaSheri Biggs (R-SC-3) · YeaAndy Biggs (R-AZ-5) · YeaBrad Knott (R-NC-13) · YeaKeith Self (R-TX-3) · YeaAndrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9) · YeaJosh Brecheen (R-OK-2) · YeaRalph Norman (R-SC-5) · YeaRichard McCormick (R-GA-7) · YeaPat Harrigan (R-NC-10) · YeaPassed237–169
Yea 237Nay 169Not voting 27Voted against their party

Voted against their party

Members who voted yea or nay against most of their party's voting members.

How each member voted

Recorded positions, by party and then position. Highlighted names voted against the majority of their party's voting members.

Democrats · 214

Yea · 33

Nay · 167

Not voting · 14

Independents · 1

Yea · 1

Republicans · 218

Yea · 203

Nay · 2

Not voting · 13

Sources and method

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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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