House Vote 79 - On Passage

Bill:	H.R.2117 - To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligi...
Description:	Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act
Result:	Passed by a margin of 94 votes (simple majority required to pass)
Date:	February 28, 2012 at 4:31 p.m. EST (vote source)

	R	D	Total
Yes	234	69	303	69 234
No	0	114	114	114
Other*	8	9	17	9 8

*Includes members who did not vote or voted "present"

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Yes Votes (303)

Member	Party	Dist.
Sandra Adams	R	FL-24
Robert B. Aderholt	R	AL-4
Rodney Alexander	R	LA-5
Jason Altmire	D	PA-4
Justin Amash	R	MI-3
Mark Amodei	R	NV-2
Robert E. Andrews	D	NJ-1
Steve Austria	R	OH-7
Joe Baca	D	CA-43
Michele Bachmann	R	MN-6
Spencer Bachus	R	AL-6
Tammy Baldwin	D	WI-2
Lou Barletta	R	PA-11
John Barrow	D	GA-12
Roscoe G. Bartlett	R	MD-6
Joe L. Barton	R	TX-6
Charles F. Bass	R	NH-2
Dan Benishek	R	MI-1
Rick Berg	R	ND-1
Shelley Berkley	D	NV-1
Judy Biggert	R	IL-13
Brian P. Bilbray	R	CA-50
Gus Bilirakis	R	FL-9
Sanford D. Bishop Jr.	D	GA-2
Rob Bishop	R	UT-1
Diane Black	R	TN-6
Marsha Blackburn	R	TN-7
Suzanne Bonamici	D	OR-1
Jo Bonner	R	AL-1
Mary Bono Mack	R	CA-45
Dan Boren	D	OK-2
Leonard L. Boswell	D	IA-3
Charles Boustany Jr.	R	LA-7
Kevin Brady	R	TX-8
Bruce Braley	D	IA-1
Mo Brooks	R	AL-5
Paul Broun	R	GA-10
Vern Buchanan	R	FL-13
Larry Bucshon	R	IN-8
Ann Marie Buerkle	R	NY-25
Michael C. Burgess	R	TX-26
Dan Burton	R	IN-5
G. K. Butterfield	D	NC-1
Ken Calvert	R	CA-44
Dave Camp	R	MI-4
John Campbell	R	CA-48
Francisco Canseco	R	TX-23
Eric Cantor	R	VA-7
Shelley Moore Capito	R	WV-2
Michael E. Capuano	D	MA-8
John Carney	D	DE-1
Andr Carson	D	IN-7
John Carter	R	TX-31
Bill Cassidy	R	LA-6
Steven J. Chabot	R	OH-1
Jason Chaffetz	R	UT-3
Ben Chandler	D	KY-6
James E. Clyburn	D	SC-6
Howard Coble	R	NC-6
Mike Coffman	R	CO-6
Tom Cole	R	OK-4
K. Michael Conaway	R	TX-11
Gerald E. Connolly	D	VA-11
Jim Costa	D	CA-20
Jerry F. Costello	D	IL-12
Chip Cravaack	R	MN-8
Ander Crenshaw	R	FL-4
Mark Critz	D	PA-12
Henry Cuellar	D	TX-28
John Culberson	R	TX-7
Geoff Davis	R	KY-4
Peter A. DeFazio	D	OR-4
Jeffrey Denham	R	CA-19
Charlie Dent	R	PA-15
Scott DesJarlais	R	TN-4
Mario Diaz-Balart	R	FL-21
Norman D. Dicks	D	WA-6
Robert Dold	R	IL-10
Joe Donnelly	D	IN-2
Mike Doyle	D	PA-14
David Dreier	R	CA-26
Sean Duffy	R	WI-7
Jeffrey Duncan	R	SC-3
John J. Duncan Jr.	R	TN-2
Renee Ellmers	R	NC-2
Jo Ann Emerson	R	MO-8
Eliot L. Engel	D	NY-17
Blake Farenthold	R	TX-27
Stephen Fincher	R	TN-8
Michael G. Fitzpatrick	R	PA-8
Jeff Flake	R	AZ-6
Chuck Fleischmann	R	TN-3
John Fleming	R	LA-4
Bill Flores	R	TX-17
J. Randy Forbes	R	VA-4
Jeff Fortenberry	R	NE-1
Virginia Foxx	R	NC-5
Trent Franks	R	AZ-2
Rodney Frelinghuysen	R	NJ-11
Elton Gallegly	R	CA-24
Cory Gardner	R	CO-4
Scott Garrett	R	NJ-5
Jim Gerlach	R	PA-6
Bob Gibbs	R	OH-18
Chris Gibson	R	NY-20
Phil Gingrey	R	GA-11
Louie Gohmert	R	TX-1
Robert W. Goodlatte	R	VA-6
Paul Gosar	R	AZ-1
Trey Gowdy	R	SC-4
Kay Granger	R	TX-12
Tom Graves	R	GA-9
Sam Graves	R	MO-6
Tim Griffin	R	AR-2
Morgan Griffith	R	VA-9
Mike Grimm	R	NY-13
Frank Guinta	R	NH-1
Brett Guthrie	R	KY-2
Colleen Hanabusa	D	HI-1
Richard Hanna	R	NY-24
Gregg Harper	R	MS-3
Andy Harris	R	MD-1
Vicky Hartzler	R	MO-4
Alcee L. Hastings	D	FL-23
Doc Hastings	R	WA-4
Nan Hayworth	R	NY-19
Joe Heck	R	NV-3
Jeb Hensarling	R	TX-5
Wally Herger	R	CA-2
Jaime Herrera Beutler	R	WA-3
Brian Higgins	D	NY-27
Maurice D. Hinchey	D	NY-22
Kathy Hochul	D	NY-26
Tim Holden	D	PA-17
Rush Holt	D	NJ-12
Tim Huelskamp	R	KS-1
Bill Huizenga	R	MI-2
Randy Hultgren	R	IL-14
Robert Hurt	R	VA-5
Jay Inslee	D	WA-1
Darrell Issa	R	CA-49
Lynn Jenkins	R	KS-2
Timothy V. Johnson	R	IL-15
Bill Johnson	R	OH-6
Sam Johnson	R	TX-3
Walter B. Jones	R	NC-3
Jim Jordan	R	OH-4
Mike Kelly	R	PA-3
Ron Kind	D	WI-3
Steve King	R	IA-5
Peter T. King	R	NY-3
Jack Kingston	R	GA-1
Adam Kinzinger	R	IL-11
Larry Kissell	D	NC-8
John Kline	R	MN-2
Raúl Labrador	R	ID-1
Doug Lamborn	R	CO-5
Leonard Lance	R	NJ-7
James Lankford	R	OK-5
Rick Larsen	D	WA-2
Tom Latham	R	IA-4
Steven C. LaTourette	R	OH-14
Robert E. Latta	R	OH-5
Jerry Lewis	R	CA-41
Daniel Lipinski	D	IL-3
Frank A. LoBiondo	R	NJ-2
Dave Loebsack	D	IA-2
Billy Long	R	MO-7
Nita M. Lowey	D	NY-18
Frank D. Lucas	R	OK-3
Blaine Luetkemeyer	R	MO-9
Cynthia M. Lummis	R	WY-1
Dan Lungren	R	CA-3
Connie Mack	R	FL-14
Donald Manzullo	R	IL-16
Kenny Marchant	R	TX-24
Tom Marino	R	PA-10
Jim Matheson	D	UT-2
Kevin McCarthy	R	CA-22
Carolyn McCarthy	D	NY-4
Michael McCaul	R	TX-10
Tom McClintock	R	CA-4
Thaddeus McCotter	R	MI-11
Mike McIntyre	D	NC-7
Howard P. McKeon	R	CA-25
David McKinley	R	WV-1
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	R	WA-5
Pat Meehan	R	PA-7
John L. Mica	R	FL-7
Michael H. Michaud	D	ME-2
Jeff Miller	R	FL-1
Candice S. Miller	R	MI-10
Gary G. Miller	R	CA-42
Gwen Moore	D	WI-4
Mick Mulvaney	R	SC-5
Tim Murphy	R	PA-18
Sue Myrick	R	NC-9
Randy Neugebauer	R	TX-19
Kristi Noem	R	SD-1
Richard Nugent	R	FL-5
Devin Nunes	R	CA-21
Alan Nunnelee	R	MS-1
Pete Olson	R	TX-22
Bill Owens	D	NY-23
Steven Palazzo	R	MS-4
Bill Pascrell Jr.	D	NJ-8
Ed Pastor	D	AZ-4
Ron Paul	R	TX-14
Erik Paulsen	R	MN-3
Steve Pearce	R	NM-2
Mike Pence	R	IN-6
Ed Perlmutter	D	CO-7
Collin C. Peterson	D	MN-7
Tom Petri	R	WI-6
Joe Pitts	R	PA-16
Todd R. Platts	R	PA-19
Ted Poe	R	TX-2
Jared Polis	D	CO-2
Mike Pompeo	R	KS-4
Bill Posey	R	FL-15
Tom Price	R	GA-6
Ben Quayle	R	AZ-3
Nick J. Rahall II	D	WV-3
Tom Reed	R	NY-29
Denny Rehberg	R	MT-1
Dave Reichert	R	WA-8
Jim Renacci	R	OH-16
Silvestre Reyes	D	TX-16
Reid Ribble	R	WI-8
Scott Rigell	R	VA-2
David Rivera	R	FL-25
Martha Roby	R	AL-2
Phil Roe	R	TN-1
Mike D. Rogers	R	AL-3
Harold Rogers	R	KY-5
Mike Rogers	R	MI-8
Dana Rohrabacher	R	CA-46
Todd Rokita	R	IN-4
Tom Rooney	R	FL-16
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	R	FL-18
Peter Roskam	R	IL-6
Mike Ross	D	AR-4
Dennis Ross	R	FL-12
Ed Royce	R	CA-40
Jon Runyan	R	NJ-3
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger	D	MD-2
Tim Ryan	D	OH-17
Paul D. Ryan *	R	WI-1
Steve Scalise	R	LA-1
Bobby Schilling	R	IL-17
Jean Schmidt	R	OH-2
Aaron Schock	R	IL-18
Kurt Schrader	D	OR-5
David Schweikert	R	AZ-5
Tim Scott	R	SC-1
Austin Scott	R	GA-8
F. James Sensenbrenner	R	WI-5
Pete Sessions	R	TX-32
Terri Sewell	D	AL-7
John Shimkus	R	IL-19
Heath Shuler	D	NC-11
Bill Shuster	R	PA-9
Mike Simpson	R	ID-2
Albio Sires	D	NJ-13
Adrian Smith	R	NE-3
Christopher H. Smith	R	NJ-4
Lamar Smith	R	TX-21
Adam Smith	D	WA-9
Steve Southerland	R	FL-2
Cliff Stearns	R	FL-6
Steve Stivers	R	OH-15
Marlin Stutzman	R	IN-3
John Sullivan	R	OK-1
Betty Sutton	D	OH-13
Lee Terry	R	NE-2
Bennie Thompson	D	MS-2
Glenn Thompson	R	PA-5
William M. Thornberry	R	TX-13
Pat Tiberi	R	OH-12
Scott Tipton	R	CO-3
Paul Tonko	D	NY-21
Edolphus Towns	D	NY-10
Bob Turner	R	NY-9
Michael R. Turner	R	OH-3
Fred Upton	R	MI-6
Peter J. Visclosky	D	IN-1
Tim Walberg	R	MI-7
Greg Walden	R	OR-2
Joe Walsh	R	IL-8
Tim Walz	D	MN-1
Daniel Webster	R	FL-8
Peter Welch	D	VT-1
Allen West	R	FL-22
Lynn Westmoreland	R	GA-3
Edward Whitfield	R	KY-1
Joe Wilson	R	SC-2
Robert J. Wittman	R	VA-1
Frank R. Wolf	R	VA-10
Steve Womack	R	AR-3
Rob Woodall	R	GA-7
Kevin Yoder	R	KS-3
C. W. Bill Young	R	FL-10
Todd Young	R	IN-9

No Votes (114)

Member	Party	Dist.
Gary L. Ackerman	D	NY-5
Karen Bass	D	CA-33
Xavier Becerra	D	CA-31
Howard L. Berman	D	CA-28
Timothy H. Bishop	D	NY-1
Earl Blumenauer	D	OR-3
Robert A. Brady	D	PA-1
Corrine Brown	D	FL-3
Lois Capps	D	CA-23
Russ Carnahan	D	MO-3
Kathy Castor	D	FL-11
Judy Chu	D	CA-32
David Cicilline	D	RI-1
Hansen Clarke	D	MI-13
Yvette D. Clarke	D	NY-11
Steve Cohen	D	TN-9
John Conyers Jr.	D	MI-14
Jim Cooper	D	TN-5
Joe Courtney	D	CT-2
Joseph Crowley	D	NY-7
Elijah E. Cummings	D	MD-7
Susan A. Davis	D	CA-53
Danny K. Davis	D	IL-7
Diana DeGette	D	CO-1
Rosa DeLauro	D	CT-3
Ted Deutch	D	FL-19
John D. Dingell	D	MI-15
Lloyd Doggett	D	TX-25
Donna Edwards	D	MD-4
Keith Ellison	D	MN-5
Anna G. Eshoo	D	CA-14
Sam Farr	D	CA-17
Chaka Fattah	D	PA-2
Bob Filner	D	CA-51
Barney Frank	D	MA-4
Marcia L. Fudge	D	OH-11
John Garamendi	D	CA-10
Charlie Gonzalez	D	TX-20
Al Green	D	TX-9
Gene Green	D	TX-29
Raúl M. Grijalva	D	AZ-7
Luis V. Gutiérrez	D	IL-4
Janice Hahn	D	CA-36
Martin Heinrich	D	NM-1
Jim Himes	D	CT-4
Rubén Hinojosa	D	TX-15
Mazie K. Hirono	D	HI-2
Michael M. Honda	D	CA-15
Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5
Sheila Jackson-Lee	D	TX-18
Hank Johnson	D	GA-4
Eddie Bernice Johnson	D	TX-30
Marcy Kaptur	D	OH-9
Bill Keating	D	MA-10
Dale E. Kildee	D	MI-5
Dennis J. Kucinich	D	OH-10
Jim Langevin	D	RI-2
John B. Larson	D	CT-1
Sander M. Levin	D	MI-12
John Lewis	D	GA-5
Zoe Lofgren	D	CA-16
Ben Ray Luján	D	NM-3
Stephen F. Lynch	D	MA-9
Carolyn B. Maloney	D	NY-14
Edward J. Markey	D	MA-7
Doris Matsui	D	CA-5
Betty McCollum	D	MN-4
Jim McDermott	D	WA-7
Jim McGovern	D	MA-3
Jerry McNerney	D	CA-11
Gregory W. Meeks	D	NY-6
Brad Miller	D	NC-13
George Miller	D	CA-7
James P. Moran	D	VA-8
Jerrold Nadler	D	NY-8
Grace F. Napolitano	D	CA-38
Richard E. Neal	D	MA-2
John W. Olver	D	MA-1
Frank Pallone	D	NJ-6
Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-8
Gary Peters	D	MI-9
Chellie Pingree	D	ME-1
David E. Price	D	NC-4
Mike Quigley	D	IL-5
Laura Richardson	D	CA-37
Cedric Richmond	D	LA-2
Steven R. Rothman	D	NJ-9
Lucille Roybal-Allard	D	CA-34
Bobby L. Rush	D	IL-1
Linda T. Sánchez	D	CA-39
Loretta Sánchez	D	CA-47
John Sarbanes	D	MD-3
Jan Schakowsky	D	IL-9
Adam B. Schiff	D	CA-29
Allyson Y. Schwartz	D	PA-13
Robert C. Scott	D	VA-3
David Scott	D	GA-13
José E. Serrano	D	NY-16
Brad Sherman	D	CA-27
Louise M. Slaughter	D	NY-28
Jackie Speier	D	CA-12
Pete Stark	D	CA-13
Mike Thompson	D	CA-1
John F. Tierney	D	MA-6
Niki Tsongas	D	MA-5
Chris Van Hollen	D	MD-8
Nydia M. Velázquez	D	NY-12
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	D	FL-20
Maxine Waters	D	CA-35
Melvin Watt	D	NC-12
Henry A. Waxman	D	CA-30
Frederica Wilson	D	FL-17
Lynn Woolsey	D	CA-6
John Yarmuth	D	KY-3

Did Not Vote (17)

Member	Party	Dist.
Todd Akin	R	MO-2
John A. Boehner	R	OH-8
Dennis Cardoza	D	CA-18
William Lacy Clay	D	MO-1
Emanuel Cleaver II	D	MO-5
Rick Crawford	R	AR-1
Ralph M. Hall	R	TX-4
Duncan D. Hunter	R	CA-52
Steve Israel	D	NY-2
Jesse L. Jackson Jr.	D	IL-2
Jeff Landry	R	LA-3
Barbara Lee	D	CA-9
Patrick T. McHenry	R	NC-10
Christopher S. Murphy	D	CT-5
Donald M. Payne	D	NJ-10
Charles B. Rangel	D	NY-15
Don Young	R	AK-1

* By tradition, the Speaker of the House votes at his or her discretion. In cases where the Speaker does not vote, that absence is not counted in the "Not Voting" totals displayed here, but Represent adds the Speaker's name to the list of people who did not vote.

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