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Vote number 2006-378 Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
on Jul 18, 2006 regarding bill H J RES 88 Marriage Protection Amendment
Results: Resolution failed, 236-187 (2/3 required)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution stating: "Marriage in the US shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman."

Proponents support voting YES because:

The overwhelming majority of the American people support traditional marriage, marriage between a man and a woman. The people have a right to know whether their elected Representatives agree with them about protecting traditional marriage.

Every child deserves both a father and a mother. Studies demonstrate the utmost importance of the presence of a child's biological parents in a child's happiness, health and future achievements. If we chip away at the institution which binds these parents and the family together, the institution of marriage, you begin to chip away at the future success of that child.

Categorized under Civil Rights

Voting N counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws.



Democrats voting on 2006-378

Neil Abercrombie NOHawaii Democrat
Gary Ackerman NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Rodney Alexander YESLouisiana Democrat
Tom Allen NOMaine Democrat
Rob Andrews NONew Jersey Democrat
Joe Baca NOCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird NOWashington Democrat
Tammy Baldwin NOWisconsin Democrat
John Barrow YESGeorgia Democrat
Melissa Bean NOIllinois Democrat
Xavier Becerra NOCalifornia Democrat
Shelley Berkley NONevada Democrat
Howard Berman NOCalifornia Democrat
Marion Berry YESArkansas Democrat
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop NONew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer NOOregon Democrat
Dan Boren YESOklahoma Democrat
Leonard Boswell NOIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher YESVirginia Democrat
Allen Boyd YESFlorida Democrat
Robert Brady NOPennsylvania Democrat
Corrine Brown NOFlorida Democrat
G.K. Butterfield NONorth Carolina Democrat
Lois Capps NOCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano NOMassachusetts Democrat
Benjamin Cardin NOMaryland Democrat
Dennis Cardoza NOCalifornia Democrat
Russ Carnahan NOMissouri Democrat
Julia Carson NOIndiana Democrat
Ed Case NOHawaii Democrat
Ben Chandler YESKentucky Democrat
William Lacy Clay NOMissouri Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver NOMissouri Democrat
James Clyburn NOSouth Carolina Democrat
John Conyers NOMichigan Democrat
Jim Cooper YESTennessee Democrat
Jim Costa NOCalifornia Democrat
Bud Cramer YESAlabama Democrat
Joseph Crowley NONew York Democrat
Henry Cuellar YESTexas Democrat
Elijah Cummings NOMaryland Democrat
Artur Davis YESAlabama Democrat
Jim Davis NOFlorida Democrat
Lincoln Davis YESTennessee Democrat
Susan Davis NOCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio NOOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette NOColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt NOMassachusetts Democrat
Rosa DeLauro NOConnecticut Democrat
Norm Dicks NOWashington Democrat
John Dingell NOMichigan Democrat
Lloyd Doggett NOTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Mike Doyle NOPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Rahm Emanuel NOIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo NOCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Sam Farr NOCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah NOPennsylvania Democrat
Bob Filner NOCalifornia Democrat
Harold Ford YESTennessee Democrat
Barney Frank NOMassachusetts Democrat
Bart Gordon YESTennessee Democrat
Al Green NOTexas Democrat
Gene Green NOTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva NOArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez NOIllinois Democrat
Jane Harman NOCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings NOFlorida Democrat
Stephanie Herseth YESSouth Dakota Democratic Challenger
Brian Higgins NONew York Democrat
Maurice Hinchey NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tim Holden YESPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt NONew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda NOCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley NOOregon Democrat
Steny Hoyer NOMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee NOWashington Democrat
Steve Israel NONew York Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson NOIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee NOTexas Democrat
William Jefferson YESLouisiana Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson NOTexas Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones NOOhio Democrat
Paul Kanjorski NOPennsylvania Democrat
Marcy Kaptur NOOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy NORhode Island Democrat
Dale Kildee NOMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick NOMichigan Democrat
Dennis Kucinich NOOhio Democrat
James Langevin NORhode Island Democrat
Rick Larsen NOWashington Democrat
John Larson NOConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee NOCalifornia Democrat
Sander Levin NOMichigan Democrat
John Lewis NOGeorgia Democrat
Zoe Lofgren NOCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey NONew York Democrat
Steve Lynch NOMassachusetts Democrat
Carolyn Maloney NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey NOMassachusetts Democrat
Jim Marshall YESGeorgia Democrat
Jim Matheson YESUtah Democrat
Doris Matsui NOCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy NONew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Betty McCollum NOMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott NOWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern NOMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Michael McNulty NONew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan NOMassachusetts Democrat
Kendrick Meek NOFlorida Democrat
Gregory Meeks NONew York Dem./Working-Families
Michael Michaud NOMaine Democrat
Juanita Millender-McDonald NOCalifornia Democrat
Brad Miller NONorth Carolina Democrat
George Miller NOCalifornia Democrat
Alan Mollohan NOWest Virginia Democrat
Dennis Moore NOKansas Democrat
Gwen Moore NOWisconsin Democrat
James Moran NOVirginia Democrat
John Murtha NOPennsylvania Democrat
Jerrold Nadler NONew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano NOCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal NOMassachusetts Democrat
James Oberstar NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
David Obey NOWisconsin Democrat
John Olver NOMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz YESTexas Democrat
Major Owens NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
Frank Pallone NONew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell NONew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor NOArizona Democrat
Donald Payne NONew Jersey Democrat
Nancy Pelosi NOCalifornia Democrat
Collin Peterson YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Earl Pomeroy NONorth Dakota Democrat
David Eugene Price NONorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall YESWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes NOTexas Democrat
Steven Rothman NONew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard NOCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger NOMaryland Democrat
Tim Ryan NOOhio Democrat
Martin Sabo NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
John Salazar NOColorado Democrat
Linda Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
Jan Schakowsky NOIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff NOCalifornia Democrat
Allyson Schwartz NOPennsylvania Democrat
Bobby Scott NOVirginia Democrat
David Scott YESGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Brad Sherman NOCalifornia Democrat
Ike Skelton YESMissouri Democrat
Louise Slaughter NONew York Democrat
Vic Snyder NOArkansas Democrat
Hilda Solis NOCalifornia Democrat
John Spratt YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Pete Stark NOCalifornia Democrat
Bart Stupak NOMichigan Democrat
John Tanner YESTennessee Democrat
Ellen Tauscher NOCalifornia Democrat
Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat
Bennie Thompson YESMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson NOCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney NOMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Mark Udall NOColorado Democrat
Tom Udall NONew Mexico Democrat
Chris Van Hollen NOMaryland Democrat
Nydia Velazquez NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
Peter Visclosky NOIndiana Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz NOFlorida Democrat
Maxine Waters NOCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson NOCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt NONorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman NOCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Robert Wexler NOFlorida Democrat
Lynn Woolsey NOCalifornia Democrat
David Wu NOOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn NOMaryland Democrat



Republicans voting on 2006-378

Robert Aderholt YESAlabama Republican
Todd Akin YESMissouri Republican
Spencer Bachus YESAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker YESLouisiana Republican
Gresham Barrett YESSouth Carolina Republican
Roscoe Bartlett YESMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton YESTexas Republican
Charlie Bass NONew Hampshire Republican
Bob Beauprez YESColorado Republican
Judy Biggert NOIllinois Republican
Brian Bilbray YESCalifornia Republican (re-elected 2006)
Gus Bilirakis YESFlorida Republican
Rob Bishop YESUtah Republican
Marsha Blackburn YESTennessee Republican
Roy Blunt YESMissouri Republican
Sherry Boehlert NONew York Republican/Independence
John Boehner YESOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla YESTexas Republican
Jo Bonner YESAlabama Republican
Mary Bono NOCalifornia Republican
John Boozman YESArkansas Republican
Charles Boustany YESLouisiana Republican
Jeb Bradley YESNew Hampshire Republican
Kevin Brady YESTexas Republican
Henry Brown YESSouth Carolina Republican
Ginny Brown-Waite YESFlorida Republican
Michael Burgess YESTexas Republican
Dan Burton YESIndiana Republican
Steve Buyer YESIndiana Republican
Ken Calvert YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp YESMichigan Republican
John Campbell YESCalifornia Republican
Chris Cannon YESUtah Republican
Eric Cantor YESVirginia Republican
Shelley Moore Capito YESWest Virginia Republican
John Carter YESTexas Republican
Michael Castle NODelaware Republican
Steve Chabot YESOhio Republican
Chris Chocola YESIndiana Republican
John Howard Coble YESNorth Carolina Republican
Tom Cole YESOklahoma Republican
Mike Conaway YESTexas Republican
Ander Crenshaw YESFlorida Republican
Barbara Cubin YESWyoming Republican
John Culberson YESTexas Republican
Geoff Davis YESKentucky Republican
Jo Ann Davis YESVirginia Republican
Tom Davis YESVirginia Republican
Nathan Deal YESGeorgia Republican
Lincoln Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Republican
Mario Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Republican
John Doolittle YESCalifornia Republican
Thelma Drake YESVirginia Republican
David Dreier NOCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan YESTennessee Republican
Vernon Ehlers YESMichigan Republican
Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
Phil English YESPennsylvania Republican
Terry Everett YESAlabama Republican
Tom Feeney YESFlorida Republican
Mike Ferguson YESNew Jersey Republican
Mike Fitzpatrick NOPennsylvania Republican
Jeff Flake YESArizona Republican
Mark Foley NOFlorida Republican
Randy Forbes YESVirginia Republican
Jeff Fortenberry YESNebraska Republican
Vito Fossella YESNew York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life
Virginia Foxx YESNorth Carolina Republican
Trent Franks YESArizona Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen NONew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly YESCalifornia Republican
Scott Garrett YESNew Jersey Republican
Jim Gerlach NOPennsylvania Republican
Jim Gibbons YESNevada Republican
Wayne Gilchrest NOMaryland Republican
Paul Gillmor YESOhio Republican
Phil Gingrey YESGeorgia Republican
Louie Gohmert YESTexas Republican
Virgil Goode YESVirginia Republican
Bob Goodlatte YESVirginia Republican
Kay Granger YESTexas Republican
Samuel Graves YESMissouri Republican
Mark Green YESWisconsin Republican
Gil Gutknecht YESMinnesota Republican
Katherine Harris YESFlorida Republican
Melissa Hart YESPennsylvania Republican
Denny Hastert YESIllinois Republican
Doc Hastings YESWashington Republican
Robin Hayes YESNorth Carolina Republican
J.D. Hayworth YESArizona Republican
Joel Hefley YESColorado Republican
Jeb Hensarling YESTexas Republican
Wally Herger YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Hobson NOOhio Republican
Peter Hoekstra YESMichigan Republican
John Hostettler NOIndiana Republican
Kenny Hulshof YESMissouri Republican
Duncan Hunter YESCalifornia Republican
Henry Hyde YESIllinois Republican
Bob Inglis YESSouth Carolina Republican
Darrell Issa YESCalifornia Republican
Ernest Istook YESOklahoma Republican
Bill Jenkins YESTennessee Republican
Bobby Jindal YESLouisiana Republican
Nancy Lee Johnson NOConnecticut Republican
Timothy Johnson YESIllinois Republican
Walter Beaman Jones YESNorth Carolina Republican
Ric Keller YESFlorida Republican
Sue Kelly YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Mark Kennedy YESMinnesota Republican
Peter King YESNew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Steve King YESIowa Republican
Jack Kingston YESGeorgia Republican
Mark Kirk NOIllinois Republican
John Kline YESMinnesota Republican
Joe Knollenberg NOMichigan Republican
Jim Kolbe NOArizona Republican
Randy Kuhl YESNew York Republican
Ray LaHood YESIllinois Republican
Tom Latham YESIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette YESOhio Republican
Jim Leach NOIowa Republican
Jerry Lewis YESCalifornia Republican
Ron Lewis YESKentucky Republican
John Linder YESGeorgia Republican
Frank LoBiondo YESNew Jersey Republican
Frank Dean Lucas YESOklahoma Republican
Dan Lungren YESCalifornia Republican
Connie Mack IV YESFlorida Republican
Donald Manzullo YESIllinois Republican
Kenny Marchant YESTexas Republican
Michael McCaul YESTexas Republican
Thad McCotter YESMichigan Republican
Jim McCrery YESLouisiana Republican
Patrick McHenry YESNorth Carolina Republican
John McHugh YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Buck McKeon YESCalifornia Republican
John Mica YESFlorida Republican
Candice Miller YESMichigan Republican
Gary Miller YESCalifornia Republican
Jeff Miller YESFlorida Republican
Jerry Moran YESKansas Republican
Tim Murphy YESPennsylvania Republican
Marilyn Musgrave YESColorado Republican
Sue Myrick YESNorth Carolina Republican
Randy Neugebauer YESTexas Republican
Bob Ney YESOhio Republican
Charlie Norwood YESGeorgia Republican
Devin Nunes YESCalifornia Republican
Jim Nussle YESIowa Republican
Tom Osborne YESNebraska Republican
Butch Otter YESIdaho Republican
Michael Oxley YESOhio Republican
Ron Paul NOTexas Republican
Steve Pearce YESNew Mexico Republican
Mike Pence YESIndiana Republican
John Peterson YESPennsylvania Republican
Tom Petri YESWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts YESPennsylvania Republican
Todd Platts YESPennsylvania Republican
Ted Poe YESTexas Republican
Richard Pombo YESCalifornia Republican
Jon Porter YESNevada Republican
Tom Price YESGeorgia Republican
Deborah Pryce NOOhio Republican
Adam Putnam YESFlorida Republican
George Radanovich YESCalifornia Republican
Jim Ramstad YESMinnesota Republican
Ralph Regula YESOhio Republican
Dennis Rehberg YESMontana Republican
Dave Reichert YESWashington Republican
Rick Renzi YESArizona Republican
Thomas Reynolds YESNew York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004)
Hal Rogers YESKentucky Republican
Michael Rogers YESAlabama Republican
Mike Rogers YESMichigan Republican
Dana Rohrabacher YESCalifornia Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen NOFlorida Republican
Ed Royce YESCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan YESWisconsin Republican
Jim Ryun YESKansas Republican
Jim Saxton YESNew Jersey Republican
Jean Schmidt YESOhio Republican
Joe Schwarz NOMichigan Republican
James Sensenbrenner YESWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions YESTexas Republican
John Shadegg YESArizona Republican
Clay Shaw YESFlorida Republican
Christopher Shays NOConnecticut Republican
Don Sherwood YESPennsylvania Republican
John Shimkus YESIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster YESPennsylvania Republican
Rob Simmons NOConnecticut Republican
Mike Simpson YESIdaho Republican
Christopher Smith YESNew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith YESTexas Republican
Linda Smith NOWashington Republican Former (1994-)
Mike Sodrel YESIndiana Republican
Mark Souder YESIndiana Republican
Cliff Stearns YESFlorida Republican
John Sullivan YESOklahoma Republican
John Sweeney NONew York Republican/Conservative
Tom Tancredo YESColorado Republican
Charles Taylor YESNorth Carolina Republican
Lee Terry YESNebraska Republican
Bill Thomas YESCalifornia Republican
Mac Thornberry YESTexas Republican
Todd Tiahrt YESKansas Republican
Pat Tiberi YESOhio Republican
Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
Greg Walden YESOregon Republican
Jim Walsh YESNew York Rep./Ind./Conservative
Zach Wamp YESTennessee Republican
Curt Weldon YESPennsylvania Republican
Dave Weldon YESFlorida Republican
Jerry Weller YESIllinois Republican
Lynn Westmoreland YESGeorgia Republican
Ed Whitfield YESKentucky Republican
Roger Wicker YESMississippi Republican
Heather Wilson YESNew Mexico Republican
Joe Wilson YESSouth Carolina Republican
Bill Young YESFlorida Republican
Don Young YESAlaska Republican



Independents voting on 2006-378

Tom Lantos NOCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
Bernie Sanders NOVermont Independent