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Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008
Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Amendment of 2008
Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
Amendment To Protect Small Businesses, Family Ranches, and Farms from the Death Tax of 2008
Amendment To Avoid Subjecting Thousands of Families, Family Businesses, and Family Farms and Ranches to the Estate Tax of 2008
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
Amendment To Strike Retroactive Immunity From Intelligence Legislation of 2008
College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008
Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2008
Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007
Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 [Revised bill]
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2007
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act of 2007
FDA Amendments Act of 2007
Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 [Revised Bill]
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
College Cost Reduction Act of 2007
Amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008
Amendment to Remove Legalization Provisions from the Immigration Bill of 2007
Estate Tax Repeal Amendment of 2007
Improving Head Start Act of 2007
Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Accountability in Contracting Act of 2007
Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act of 2007
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
CLEAN Energy Act of 2007
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (House vote)
Border Protection, Antiterrorism, And Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Senate vote)
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 2005
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Amendment on Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices of 2005
Sense of the Senate in Support of Social Security of 2005
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005
Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2004 (House vote)
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004
Alternative Minimum Tax Reform Amendment of 2004
Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2004 (Senate vote)
Amendment to Provide Additional Funding for Child Care of 2003
Pell Grant Amendment of 2004
Restore Pay-As-You-Go Tax Cut Amendment of 2004
Amendment to Restore Medicaid and EITC Programs of 2004
Amendment to Protect U.S. Workers from Competition with Foreign Workforces for Performance of Federal and State Contracts 2003
Healthy Mothers And Healthy Babies Access To Care Act of 2004
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2004
Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004
Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2003
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2003
Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003
Unemployment Compensation Amendment of 2003
American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2003
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
Back to Work Investment Act of 2004
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007
Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007
Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007
America’s Climate Security Act of 2007
Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007
Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2008
Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2007
National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007
Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2007
Fairness for Homeowners Act of 2007
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007
Green Jobs Act of 2007
Tax on Carried Interest of 2007
Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007
Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007
Prepare All Kids Act of 2007
Fair Elections Now Act of 2007
Borrowers' Protection Act of 2007
Healthy Families Act of 2007
Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2007
Renewable Electricity Standard of 2007
United States National Health Insurance Act of 2007
Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007
Civil Rights Act of 2008
College Cost Reduction Act of 2007
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Abercrombie, Neil
(D-HI, District 1)
YEA
Ackerman, Gary
(D-NY, District 5)
YEA
Aderholt, Robert
(R-AL, District 4)
YEA
Akin, W. Todd
(R-MO, District 2)
NAY
Alexander, Rodney
(R-LA, District 5)
NAY
Allen, Thomas
(D-ME, District 1)
YEA
Altmire, Jason
(D-PA, District 4)
YEA
Andrews, Robert
(D-NJ, District 1)
YEA
Arcuri, Michael
(D-NY, District 24)
YEA
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B
Baca, Joe
(D-CA, District 43)
YEA
Bachmann, Michele
(R-MN, District 6)
NAY
Bachus, Spencer
(R-AL, District 6)
NAY
Baird, Brian
(D-WA, District 3)
YEA
Baker, Richard
(R-LA, District 6)
—
—
Baldwin, Tammy
(D-WI, District 2)
YEA
Barrett, James
(R-SC, District 3)
—
—
Barrow, John
(D-GA, District 12)
YEA
Bartlett, Roscoe
(R-MD, District 6)
NAY
Barton, Joe
(R-TX, District 6)
NAY
Bean, Melissa
(D-IL, District 8)
YEA
Becerra, Xavier
(D-CA, District 31)
YEA
Berkley, Shelley
(D-NV, District 1)
YEA
Berman, Howard
(D-CA, District 28)
YEA
Berry, Robert
(D-AR, District 1)
YEA
Biggert, Judy
(R-IL, District 13)
YEA
Bilbray, Brian
(R-CA, District 50)
NAY
Bilirakis, Gus
(R-FL, District 9)
YEA
Bishop, Sanford
(D-GA, District 2)
YEA
Bishop, Timothy
(D-NY, District 1)
YEA
Bishop, Rob
(R-UT, District 1)
NAY
Blackburn, Marsha
(R-TN, District 7)
NAY
Blumenauer, Earl
(D-OR, District 3)
YEA
Blunt, Roy
(R-MO, District 7)
NAY
Boehner, John
(R-OH, District 8)
NAY
Bonner, Jo
(R-AL, District 1)
NAY
Bono Mack, Mary
(R-CA, District 45)
YEA
Boozman, John
(R-AR, District 3)
YEA
Boren, Dan
(D-OK, District 2)
YEA
Boswell, Leonard
(D-IA, District 3)
YEA
Boucher, Frederick
(D-VA, District 9)
YEA
Boustany, Charles
(R-LA, District 7)
NAY
Boyd, F. Allen
(D-FL, District 2)
—
—
Boyda, Nancy
(D-KS, District 2)
YEA
Brady, Robert
(D-PA, District 1)
YEA
Brady, Kevin
(R-TX, District 8)
NAY
Braley, Bruce
(D-IA, District 1)
YEA
Broun, Paul
(R-GA, District 10)
NAY
Brown, Corrine
(D-FL, District 3)
YEA
Brown, Henry
(R-SC, District 1)
YEA
Brown-Waite, Virginia
(R-FL, District 5)
YEA
Buchanan, Vern
(R-FL, District 13)
YEA
Burgess, Michael
(R-TX, District 26)
NAY
Burton, Dan
(R-IN, District 5)
NAY
Butterfield, George
(D-NC, District 1)
YEA
Buyer, Stephen
(R-IN, District 4)
YEA
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C
Calvert, Ken
(R-CA, District 44)
NAY
Camp, David
(R-MI, District 4)
YEA
Campbell, John
(R-CA, District 48)
NAY
Cannon, Christopher
(R-UT, District 3)
NAY
Cantor, Eric
(R-VA, District 7)
NAY
Capito, Shelley
(R-WV, District 2)
YEA
Capps, Lois
(D-CA, District 23)
YEA
Capuano, Michael
(D-MA, District 8)
YEA
Cardoza, Dennis
(D-CA, District 18)
YEA
Carnahan, Russ
(D-MO, District 3)
YEA
Carney, Christopher
(D-PA, District 10)
YEA
Carson, Julia
(D-IN, District 7)
YEA
Carter, John
(R-TX, District 31)
—
—
Castle, Michael
(R-DE)
YEA
Castor, Kathy
(D-FL, District 11)
YEA
Chabot, Steven
(R-OH, District 1)
NAY
Chandler, Ben
(D-KY, District 6)
YEA
Clarke, Yvette
(D-NY, District 11)
YEA
Clay, William
(D-MO, District 1)
YEA
Cleaver, Emanuel
(D-MO, District 5)
YEA
Clyburn, James
(D-SC, District 6)
YEA
Coble, Howard
(R-NC, District 6)
NAY
Cohen, Steve
(D-TN, District 9)
YEA
Cole, Tom
(R-OK, District 4)
YEA
Conaway, K. Michael
(R-TX, District 11)
NAY
Conyers, John
(D-MI, District 14)
YEA
Cooper, Jim
(D-TN, District 5)
YEA
Costa, Jim
(D-CA, District 20)
YEA
Costello, Jerry
(D-IL, District 12)
YEA
Courtney, Joe
(D-CT, District 2)
YEA
Cramer, Robert
(D-AL, District 5)
YEA
Crenshaw, Ander
(R-FL, District 4)
NAY
Crowley, Joseph
(D-NY, District 7)
YEA
Cubin, Barbara
(R-WY)
—
—
Cuellar, Henry
(D-TX, District 28)
YEA
Culberson, John
(R-TX, District 7)
NAY
Cummings, Elijah
(D-MD, District 7)
YEA
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D
Davis, Susan
(D-CA, District 53)
YEA
Davis, Thomas
(R-VA, District 11)
YEA
Davis, David
(R-TN, District 1)
NAY
Davis, Jo Ann
(R-VA, District 1)
—
—
Davis, Danny
(D-IL, District 7)
YEA
Davis, Artur
(D-AL, District 7)
YEA
Davis, Lincoln
(D-TN, District 4)
YEA
Davis, Geoff
(R-KY, District 4)
NAY
Deal, Nathan
(R-GA, District 9)
NAY
DeFazio, Peter
(D-OR, District 4)
YEA
DeGette, Diana
(D-CO, District 1)
YEA
Delahunt, William
(D-MA, District 10)
YEA
DeLauro, Rosa
(D-CT, District 3)
YEA
Dent, Charles
(R-PA, District 15)
YEA
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
(R-FL, District 21)
YEA
Diaz-Balart, Mario
(R-FL, District 25)
YEA
Dicks, Norman
(D-WA, District 6)
—
—
Dingell, John
(D-MI, District 15)
YEA
Doggett, Lloyd
(D-TX, District 25)
YEA
Donnelly, Joe
(D-IN, District 2)
YEA
Doolittle, John
(R-CA, District 4)
NAY
Doyle, Michael
(D-PA, District 14)
—
—
Drake, Thelma
(R-VA, District 2)
NAY
Dreier, David
(R-CA, District 26)
NAY
Duncan, John
(R-TN, District 2)
NAY
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E
Edwards, Thomas
(D-TX, District 17)
YEA
Ehlers, Vernon
(R-MI, District 3)
NAY
Ellison, Keith
(D-MN, District 5)
YEA
Ellsworth, Brad
(D-IN, District 8)
—
—
Emanuel, Rahm
(D-IL, District 5)
YEA
Emerson, Jo Ann
(R-MO, District 8)
YEA
Engel, Eliot
(D-NY, District 17)
YEA
English, Philip
(R-PA, District 3)
YEA
Eshoo, Anna
(D-CA, District 14)
YEA
Etheridge, Bob
(D-NC, District 2)
YEA
Everett, Terry
(R-AL, District 2)
—
—
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F
Fallin, Mary
(R-OK, District 5)
YEA
Farr, Sam
(D-CA, District 17)
YEA
Fattah, Chaka
(D-PA, District 2)
YEA
Feeney, Tom
(R-FL, District 24)
NAY
Ferguson, Michael
(R-NJ, District 7)
YEA
Filner, Bob
(D-CA, District 51)
YEA
Flake, Jeff
(R-AZ, District 6)
NAY
Forbes, James
(R-VA, District 4)
YEA
Fortenberry, Jeffrey
(R-NE, District 1)
YEA
Fossella, Vito
(R-NY, District 13)
YEA
Foxx, Virginia
(R-NC, District 5)
NAY
Frank, Barney
(D-MA, District 4)
YEA
Franks, Trent
(R-AZ, District 2)
NAY
Frelinghuysen, Rodney
(R-NJ, District 11)
YEA
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G
Gallegly, Elton
(R-CA, District 24)
NAY
Garrett, E. Scott
(R-NJ, District 5)
NAY
Gerlach, Jim
(R-PA, District 6)
YEA
Giffords, Gabrielle
(D-AZ, District 8)
YEA
Gilchrest, Wayne
(R-MD, District 1)
YEA
Gillibrand, Kirsten
(D-NY, District 20)
YEA
Gingrey, John
(R-GA, District 11)
NAY
Gohmert, Louis
(R-TX, District 1)
YEA
Gonzalez, Charles
(D-TX, District 20)
YEA
Goode, Virgil
(R-VA, District 5)
NAY
Goodlatte, Robert
(R-VA, District 6)
NAY
Gordon, Barton
(D-TN, District 6)
YEA
Granger, Kay
(R-TX, District 12)
—
—
Graves, Samuel
(R-MO, District 6)
YEA
Green, Raymond
(D-TX, District 29)
—
—
Green, Al
(D-TX, District 9)
YEA
Grijalva, Raul
(D-AZ, District 7)
YEA
Gutierrez, Luis
(D-IL, District 4)
YEA
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H
Hall, Ralph
(R-TX, District 4)
NAY
Hall, John
(D-NY, District 19)
YEA
Hare, Phil
(D-IL, District 17)
YEA
Harman, Jane
(D-CA, District 36)
YEA
Hastert, J. Dennis
(R-IL, District 14)
—
—
Hastings, Alcee
(D-FL, District 23)
YEA
Hastings, Doc
(R-WA, District 4)
NAY
Hayes, Robin
(R-NC, District 8)
YEA
Heller, Dean
(R-NV, District 2)
YEA
Hensarling, Jeb
(R-TX, District 5)
NAY
Herger, Walter
(R-CA, District 2)
NAY
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
(D-SD)
YEA
Higgins, Brian
(D-NY, District 27)
YEA
Hill, Baron
(D-IN, District 9)
—
—
Hinchey, Maurice
(D-NY, District 22)
YEA
Hinojosa, Rubén
(D-TX, District 15)
YEA
Hirono, Mazie
(D-HI, District 2)
YEA
Hobson, David
(R-OH, District 7)
YEA
Hodes, Paul
(D-NH, District 2)
YEA
Hoekstra, Peter
(R-MI, District 2)
NAY
Holden, Tim
(D-PA, District 17)
—
—
Holt, Rush
(D-NJ, District 12)
YEA
Honda, Michael
(D-CA, District 15)
YEA
Hooley, Darlene
(D-OR, District 5)
—
—
Hoyer, Steny
(D-MD, District 5)
YEA
Hulshof, Kenny
(R-MO, District 9)
—
—
Hunter, Duncan
(R-CA, District 52)
NAY
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I
Inglis, Bob
(R-SC, District 4)
YEA
Inslee, Jay
(D-WA, District 1)
YEA
Israel, Steve
(D-NY, District 2)
YEA
Issa, Darrell
(R-CA, District 49)
NAY
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J
Jackson, Jesse
(D-IL, District 2)
YEA
Jackson-Lee, Sheila
(D-TX, District 18)
YEA
Jefferson, William
(D-LA, District 2)
YEA
Jindal, Bobby
(R-LA, District 1)
—
—
Johnson, Henry
(D-GA, District 4)
YEA
Johnson, Timothy
(R-IL, District 15)
YEA
Johnson, Eddie
(D-TX, District 30)
YEA
Johnson, Samuel
(R-TX, District 3)
—
—
Jones, Walter
(R-NC, District 3)
YEA
Jones, Stephanie
(D-OH, District 11)
—
—
Jordan, Jim
(R-OH, District 4)
NAY
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K
Kagen, Steve
(D-WI, District 8)
YEA
Kanjorski, Paul
(D-PA, District 11)
YEA
Kaptur, Marcy
(D-OH, District 9)
YEA
Keller, Ric
(R-FL, District 8)
YEA
Kennedy, Patrick
(D-RI, District 1)
YEA
Kildee, Dale
(D-MI, District 5)
YEA
Kilpatrick, Carolyn
(D-MI, District 13)
YEA
Kind, Ronald
(D-WI, District 3)
YEA
King, Peter
(R-NY, District 3)
YEA
King, Steve
(R-IA, District 5)
NAY
Kingston, Jack
(R-GA, District 1)
—
—
Kirk, Mark
(R-IL, District 10)
YEA
Klein, Ron
(D-FL, District 22)
YEA
Kline, John
(R-MN, District 2)
NAY
Knollenberg, Joseph
(R-MI, District 9)
YEA
Kucinich, Dennis
(D-OH, District 10)
YEA
Kuhl, John
(R-NY, District 29)
YEA
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L
LaHood, Ray
(R-IL, District 18)
YEA
Lamborn, Doug
(R-CO, District 5)
NAY
Lampson, Nicholas
(D-TX, District 22)
YEA
Langevin, James
(D-RI, District 2)
YEA
Lantos, Tom
(D-CA, District 12)
YEA
Larsen, Rick
(D-WA, District 2)
YEA
Larson, John
(D-CT, District 1)
YEA
Latham, Thomas
(R-IA, District 4)
NAY
LaTourette, Steven
(R-OH, District 14)
YEA
Lee, Barbara
(D-CA, District 9)
YEA
Levin, Sander
(D-MI, District 12)
YEA
Lewis, Jerry
(R-CA, District 41)
NAY
Lewis, John
(D-GA, District 5)
YEA
Lewis, Ron
(R-KY, District 2)
NAY
Linder, John
(R-GA, District 7)
—
—
Lipinski, Daniel
(D-IL, District 3)
YEA
LoBiondo, Frank
(R-NJ, District 2)
YEA
Loebsack, David
(D-IA, District 2)
YEA
Lofgren, Zoe
(D-CA, District 16)
YEA
Lowey, Nita
(D-NY, District 18)
YEA
Lucas, Frank
(R-OK, District 3)
YEA
Lungren, Daniel
(R-CA, District 3)
NAY
Lynch, Stephen
(D-MA, District 9)
YEA
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M
Mack, Connie
(R-FL, District 14)
NAY
Mahoney, Tim
(D-FL, District 16)
YEA
Maloney, Carolyn
(D-NY, District 14)
YEA
Manzullo, Donald
(R-IL, District 16)
NAY
Marchant, Kenny
(R-TX, District 24)
NAY
Markey, Edward
(D-MA, District 7)
YEA
Marshall, James
(D-GA, District 8)
YEA
Matheson, Jim
(D-UT, District 2)
YEA
Matsui, Doris
(D-CA, District 5)
YEA
McCarthy, Kevin
(R-CA, District 22)
YEA
McCarthy, Carolyn
(D-NY, District 4)
YEA
McCaul, Michael
(R-TX, District 10)
YEA
McCollum, Betty
(D-MN, District 4)
YEA
McCotter, Thaddeus
(R-MI, District 11)
YEA
McCrery, James
(R-LA, District 4)
NAY
McDermott, James
(D-WA, District 7)
—
—
McGovern, James
(D-MA, District 3)
YEA
Mchenry, Patrick
(R-NC, District 10)
NAY
McHugh, John
(R-NY, District 23)
YEA
McIntyre, Mike
(D-NC, District 7)
YEA
McKeon, Howard
(R-CA, District 25)
NAY
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy
(R-WA, District 5)
NAY
McNerney, Jerry
(D-CA, District 11)
YEA
McNulty, Michael
(D-NY, District 21)
YEA
Meek, Kendrick
(D-FL, District 17)
YEA
Meeks, Gregory
(D-NY, District 6)
YEA
Melancon, Charles
(D-LA, District 3)
YEA
Mica, John
(R-FL, District 7)
NAY
Michaud, Michael
(D-ME, District 2)
YEA
Miller, Jeff
(R-FL, District 1)
NAY
Miller, Candice
(R-MI, District 10)
YEA
Miller, Gary
(R-CA, District 42)
NAY
Miller, R. Bradley
(D-NC, District 13)
YEA
Miller, George
(D-CA, District 7)
YEA
Mitchell, Harry
(D-AZ, District 5)
YEA
Mollohan, Alan
(D-WV, District 1)
YEA
Moore, Gwen
(D-WI, District 4)
YEA
Moore, Dennis
(D-KS, District 3)
YEA
Moran, Jerry
(R-KS, District 1)
YEA
Moran, James
(D-VA, District 8)
YEA
Murphy, Christopher
(D-CT, District 5)
YEA
Murphy, Patrick
(D-PA, District 8)
YEA
Murphy, Tim
(R-PA, District 18)
YEA
Murtha, John
(D-PA, District 12)
YEA
Musgrave, Marilyn
(R-CO, District 4)
NAY
Myrick, Sue
(R-NC, District 9)
NAY
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N
Nadler, Jerrold
(D-NY, District 8)
YEA
Napolitano, Grace
(D-CA, District 38)
YEA
Neal, Richard
(D-MA, District 2)
YEA
Neugebauer, Randy
(R-TX, District 19)
NAY
Nunes, Devin
(R-CA, District 21)
NAY
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O
Oberstar, James
(D-MN, District 8)
YEA
Obey, David
(D-WI, District 7)
YEA
Olver, John
(D-MA, District 1)
YEA
Ortiz, Solomon
(D-TX, District 27)
YEA
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P
Pallone, Frank
(D-NJ, District 6)
—
—
Pascrell, William
(D-NJ, District 8)
YEA
Pastor, Edward
(D-AZ, District 4)
YEA
Paul, Ronald
(R-TX, District 14)
—
—
Payne, Donald
(D-NJ, District 10)
YEA
Pearce, Steven
(R-NM, District 2)
—
—
Pence, Mike
(R-IN, District 6)
NAY
Perlmutter, Ed
(D-CO, District 7)
YEA
Peterson, Collin
(D-MN, District 7)
YEA
Peterson, John
(R-PA, District 5)
YEA
Petri, Thomas
(R-WI, District 6)
YEA
Pickering, Charles
(R-MS, District 3)
—
—
Pitts, Joseph
(R-PA, District 16)
NAY
Platts, Todd
(R-PA, District 19)
YEA
Poe, Ted
(R-TX, District 2)
NAY
Pomeroy, Earl
(D-ND)
YEA
Porter, Jon
(R-NV, District 3)
YEA
Price, Tom<
