Pledge Protection Act

109th Congress, 2nd Session

July 19, 2006

The Pledge Protection Act denies federal courts jurisdiction over interpretation of and the constitutional validity of the Pledge of Allegiance. Opponents consider such legislation antithetical to the rule of law and a political ploy. The bill passed 260-167 (5 not voting), with 39 Democrats including 6 Congressional Black Caucus members (Reps. Harold Ford, David Scott, Sanford Bishop, Al Wynn and Bennie Thompson) supporting passage. Details are in the table below and columns my be sorted by clicking on Sort in a column heading.

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Bennie G. Thompson
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Luis V. Gutierrez
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Lane Evans
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17
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Tammy Baldwin
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WI
2
D
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Nancy Pelosi
N
CA
8
D
P
Maxine Waters
N
CA
35
D
B
P
John F. Tierney
N
MA
6
D
P
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
N
OH
11
D
B
P
Corrine Brown
N
FL
3
D
B
P
Hilda L. Solis
N
CA
32
D
H
P
John Lewis
N
GA
5
D
B
P
James P. McGovern
N
MA
3
D
P
Tom Lantos
N
CA
12
D
P
Danny K. Davis
N
IL
7
D
B
P
RURAL
Tom Udall
N
NM
3
D
P
ND
RURAL
Barbara Lee
N
CA
9
D
B
P
Wm. Lacy Clay
N
MO
1
D
B
P
Raúl M. Grijalva
N
AZ
7
D
H
P
Rosa L. DeLauro
N
CT
3
D
P
John Conyers Jr.
N
MI
14
D
B
P
Sheila Jackson-Lee
N
TX
18
D
B
P
Lynn C. Woolsey
N
CA
6
D
P
Major R. Owens
N
NY
11
D
B
P
Diane E. Watson
N
CA
33
D
B
P
Barney Frank
N
MA
4
D
P
Marcy Kaptur
N
OH
9
D
P
RURAL
Ed Pastor
N
AZ
4
D
H
P
RURAL
Bobby L. Rush
N
IL
1
D
B
P
Fortney Pete Stark
N
CA
13
D
P
Emanuel Cleaver
N
MO
5
D
B
P
Jerrold Nadler
N
NY
8
D
P
Henry A. Waxman
N
CA
30
D
P
Julia Carson
N
IN
7
D
B
P
Michael E. Capuano
N
MA
8
D
P
Sherrod Brown
N
OH
13
D
P
Chaka Fattah
N
PA
2
D
B
P
Sam Farr
N
CA
17
D
P
Maurice D. Hinchey
N
NY
22
D
P
RURAL
George Miller
N
CA
7
D
P
Nydia M. Velázquez
N
NY
12
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H
P
BERNARD SANDERS
N
VT
A-L
I
P
RURAL
Melvin L. Watt
N
NC
12
D
B
P
Dennis J. Kucinich
N
OH
10
D
P
Bob Filner
N
CA
51
D
P
Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
N
IL
2
D
B
P
Peter A. DeFazio
N
OR
4
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P
RURAL
Jim McDermott
N
WA
7
D
P
Neil Abercrombie
N
HI
1
D
P
Xavier Becerra
N
CA
31
D
P
Janice D. Schakowsky
N
IL
9
D
P
José E. Serrano
N
NY
16
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H
P
John Boozman
Y
AR
3
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RSC
RURAL
Henry J. Hyde
Y
IL
6
R
Fred Upton
Y
MI
6
R
Stevan Pearce
Y
NM
2
R
John R. Carter
Y
TX
31
R
RSC
Mark Foley
Y
FL
16
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RURAL
Ron Lewis
Y
KY
2
R
RURAL
Roger F. Wicker
Y
MS
1
R
RURAL
John M. McHugh
Y
NY
23
R
RURAL
John J. Duncan Jr.
Y
TN
2
R
Don Young
Y
AK
A-L
R
RURAL
Mary Bono
Y
CA
45
R
RURAL
Leonard L. Boswell
Y
IA
3
D
BD
RURAL
Roscoe G. Bartlett
Y
MD
6
R
RSC
Christopher H. Smith
Y
NJ
4
R
Frank D. Lucas
Y
OK
3
R
RURAL
Cliff Stearns
Y
FL
6
R
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RURAL
Dan Burton
Y
IN
5
R
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Vito Fossella
Y
NY
13
R
Lynn A. Westmoreland
Y
GA
8
R
Michael T. McCaul
Y
TX
10
R
Rob Simmons
Y
CT
2
R
Peter T. King
Y
NY
3
R
Don Sherwood
Y
PA
10
R
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
Y
CA
25
R
Charlie Melancon
Y
LA
3
D
BD
Walter B. Jones
Y
NC
3
R
RSC
RURAL
Steve Chabot
Y
OH
1
R
RSC
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Y
TN
9
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B
BD
ND
Alan B. Mollohan
Y
WV
1
D
Duncan Hunter
Y
CA
52
R
RSC
Daniel Lipinski
Y
IL
3
D
Vernon J. Ehlers
Y
MI
3
R
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Y
NJ
11
R
Henry Cuellar
Y
TX
28
D
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RURAL
Katherine Harris
Y
FL
13
R
Roy Blunt
Y
MO
7
R
RURAL
John E. Sweeney
Y
NY
20
R
RURAL
David G. Reichert
Y
WA
8
R
Gary G. Miller
Y
CA
42
R
RSC
Robert W. Ney
Y
OH
18
R
RURAL
Chet Edwards
Y
TX
17
D
RURAL
Chris Chocola
Y
IN
2
R
RSC
Edolphus Towns
Y
NY
10
D
B
RURAL
Tim Holden
Y
PA
17
D
BD
Frank R. Wolf
Y
VA
10
R
Patrick T. McHenry
Y
NC
10
R
John A. Boehner
Y
OH
8
R
John Abney Culberson
Y
TX
7
R
RSC
John B. Shadegg
Y
AZ
3
R
RSC
Thomas G. Tancredo
Y
CO
6
R
RSC
Mark Steven Kirk
Y
IL
10
R
Candice S. Miller
Y
MI
10
R
Jon C. Porter
Y
NV
3
R
Curt Weldon
Y
PA
7
R
Chris Cannon
Y
UT
3
R
William M. Thomas
Y
CA
22
R
Ben Chandler
Y
KY
6
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Dennis R. Rehberg
Y
MT
A-L
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RSC
RURAL
Bart Gordon
Y
TN
6
D
Thomas E. Petri
Y
WI
6
R
RURAL
Robert B. Aderholt
Y
AL
4
R
RSC
RURAL
Darrell E. Issa
Y
CA
49
R
Michael K. Simpson
Y
ID
2
R
RURAL
Greg Walden
Y
OR
2
R
RURAL
C. W. Bill Young
Y
FL
10
R
Michael E. Sodrel
Y
IN
9
R
Ike Skelton
Y
MO
4
D
RURAL
J. Gresham Barrett
Y
SC
3
R
RSC
Cathy McMorris
Y
WA
5
R
John Barrow
Y
GA
12
D
BD
Tom Osborne
Y
NE
3
R
RURAL
Deborah Pryce
Y
OH
15
R
Ron Paul
Y
TX
14
R
RURAL
Wally Herger
Y
CA
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Michael N. Castle
Y
DE
A-L
R
Ray LaHood
Y
IL
18
R
RURAL
John Kline
Y
MN
2
R
RSC
Eric Cantor
Y
VA
7
R
RSC
RURAL
Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
Y
GA
2
D
B
BD
RURAL
Charles W. Boustany Jr.
Y
LA
7
R
Mike McIntyre
Y
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7
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BD
ND
RURAL
Paul E. Gillmor
Y
OH
5
R
RURAL
Ralph M. Hall
Y
TX
4
R
RURAL
Mike Ross
Y
AR
4
D
BD
RURAL
John T. Salazar
Y
CO
3
D
H
BD
John J. H. ``Joe'' Schwarz
Y
MI
7
R
Melissa A. Hart
Y
PA
4
R
Pete Sessions
Y
TX
32
R
RSC
George Radanovich
Y
CA
19
R
RSC
Sherwood Boehlert
Y
NY
24
R
RURAL
Zach Wamp
Y
TN
3
R
RURAL
Jo Bonner
Y
AL
1
R
Tom Latham
Y
IA
4
R
RURAL
Scott Garrett
Y
NJ
5
R
RSC
Tom Cole
Y
OK
4
R
RSC
Lamar S. Smith
Y
TX
21
R
John L. Mica
Y
FL
7
R
Mike Pence
Y
IN
6
R
RSC
Charlie Norwood
Y
GA
9
R
RSC
Patrick J. Tiberi
Y
OH
12
R
RSC
K. Michael Conaway
Y
TX
11
R
Timothy V. Johnson
Y
IL
15
R
RURAL
J. Randy Forbes
Y
VA
4
R
RSC
David Dreier
Y
CA
26
R
Tom Feeney
Y
FL
24
R
RSC
Jim McCrery
Y
LA
4
R
RURAL
Tom Price
Y
GA
6
R
Jean Schmidt
Y
OH
2
R
Louie Gohmert
Y
TX
1
R
Shelley Moore Capito
Y
WV
2
R
RURAL
Marion Berry
Y
AR
1
D
BD
RURAL
Dave Camp
Y
MI
4
R
RSC
Gene Green
Y
TX
29
D
Connie Mack
Y
FL
14
R
Todd Tiahrt
Y
KS
4
R
RSC
Jo Ann Emerson
Y
MO
8
R
RURAL
Stephanie Herseth
Y
SD
A-L
D
BD
ND
Jim Nussle
Y
IA
1
R
Albert Russell Wynn
Y
MD
4
D
B
RURAL
Frank A. LoBiondo
Y
NJ
2
R
RURAL
John Sullivan
Y
OK
1
R
RSC
Ander Crenshaw
Y
FL
4
R
Mark E. Souder
Y
IN
3
R
RSC
RURAL
Mark R. Kennedy
Y
MN
6
R
RURAL
Tim Murphy
Y
PA
18
R
RSC
Tom Davis
Y
VA
11
R
Charles H. Taylor
Y
NC
11
R
RSC
RURAL
Kevin Brady
Y
TX
8
R
RURAL
Bob Beauprez
Y
CO
7
R
RSC
Jerry Weller
Y
IL
11
R
Thaddeus G. McCotter
Y
MI
11
R
Michael G. Fitzpatrick
Y
PA
8
R
Jo Ann Davis
Y
VA
1
R
RSC
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Y
FL
21
R
H
Bobby Jindal
Y
LA
1
R
RURAL
Marsha Blackburn
Y
TN
7
R
RSC
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.
Y
AL
5
D
BD
Brian Bilbray
Y
CA
50
R
Michael C. Burgess
Y
TX
26
R
RSC
Jerry Moran
Y
KS
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Edward R. Royce
Y
CA
40
R
David Scott
Y
GA
13
D
B
BD
ND
Jeb Bradley
Y
NH
1
R
RURAL
Ralph Regula
Y
OH
16
R
Rubén Hinojosa
Y
TX
15
D
H
Daniel E. Lungren
Y
CA
3
R
Jeff Miller
Y
FL
1
R
RSC
John Shimkus
Y
IL
19
R
RURAL
Jim Ramstad
Y
MN
3
R
Charles W. Dent
Y
PA
15
R
Jim Marshall
Y
GA
3
D
Robin Hayes
Y
NC
8
R
RSC
RURAL
Jeb Hensarling
Y
TX
5
R
RSC
Rick Renzi
Y
AZ
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Marilyn N. Musgrave
Y
CO
4
R
RSC
Mike Rogers
Y
MI
8
R
John E. Peterson
Y
PA
5
R
RURAL
Rob Bishop
Y
UT
1
R
Jim Costa
Y
CA
20
D
BD
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Y
FL
18
R
H
Geoff Davis
Y
KY
4
R
Charles W. ``Chip'' Pickering
Y
MS
3
R
RURAL
James T. Walsh
Y
NY
25
R
Lincoln Davis
Y
TN
4
D
BD
RURAL
Terry Everett
Y
AL
2
R
RURAL
Steve King
Y
IA
5
R
RSC
RURAL
Ernest J. Istook Jr.
Y
OK
5
R
RSC
Henry Bonilla
Y
TX
23
R
H
Ric Keller
Y
FL
8
R
W. Todd Akin
Y
MO
2
R
RSC
Henry E. Brown Jr.
Y
SC
1
R
RSC
Nathan Deal
Y
GA
10
R
RURAL
Jeff Fortenberry
Y
NE
1
R
Kay Granger
Y
TX
12
R
Donald A. Manzullo
Y
IL
16
R
RURAL
Virgil H. Goode Jr.
Y
VA
5
R
RSC
RURAL
Mario Diaz-Balart
Y
FL
25
R
H
RSC
Rodney Alexander
Y
LA
5
R
Virginia Foxx
Y
NC
5
R
Michael R. Turner
Y
OH
3
R
Ted Poe
Y
TX
2
R
Nick J. Rahall II
Y
WV
3
D
RURAL
Heather Wilson
Y
NM
1
R
RURAL
Dave Weldon
Y
FL
15
R
RSC
Ed Whitfield
Y
KY
1
R
RURAL
Kenny C. Hulshof
Y
MO
9
R
RURAL
William L. Jenkins
Y
TN
1
R
RURAL
Paul Ryan
Y
WI
1
R
RSC
Ken Calvert
Y
CA
44
R
James A. Leach
Y
IA
2
R
RURAL
Jim Saxton
Y
NJ
3
R
Dan Boren
Y
OK
2
D
BD
Randy Neugebauer
Y
TX
19
R
RURAL
Ginny Brown-Waite
Y
FL
5
R
Steve Buyer
Y
IN
4
R
Collin C. Peterson
Y
MN
7
D
BD
RURAL
Todd Russell Platts
Y
PA
19
R
John Linder
Y
GA
7
R
J. D. Hayworth
Y
AZ
5
R
RSC
RURAL
Jerry F. Costello
Y
IL
12
D
RURAL
Bill Shuster
Y
PA
9
R
RURAL
Thelma D. Drake
Y
VA
2
R
RSC
Elton Gallegly
Y
CA
24
R
E. Clay Shaw Jr.
Y
FL
22
R
Bob Etheridge
Y
NC
2
D
ND
RURAL
John R. ``Randy'' Kuhl Jr.
Y
NY
29
R
John S. Tanner
Y
TN
8
D
BD
RURAL
Mark Green
Y
WI
8
R
RSC
RURAL
Spencer Bachus
Y
AL
6
R
RSC
Peter Hoekstra
Y
MI
2
R
Adam H. Putnam
Y
FL
12
R
Jim Ryun
Y
KS
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Sam Graves
Y
MO
6
R
RURAL
Sue W. Kelly
Y
NY
19
R
Jerry Lewis
Y
CA
41
R
RSC
Charles F. Bass
Y
NH
2
R
RURAL
John T. Doolittle
Y
CA
4
R
RSC
Allen Boyd
Y
FL
2
D
BD
RURAL
Joseph R. Pitts
Y
PA
16
R
RSC
Rick Boucher
Y
VA
9
D
RURAL
Sue Wilkins Myrick
Y
NC
9
R
RSC
David L. Hobson
Y
OH
7
R
RURAL
Joe Barton
Y
TX
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Trent Franks
Y
AZ
2
R
RSC
Joel Hefley
Y
CO
5
R
Joe Knollenberg
Y
MI
9
R
Jim Gibbons
Y
NV
2
R
RURAL
Jim Gerlach
Y
PA
6
R
Jim Matheson
Y
UT
2
D
BD
RURAL
Devin Nunes
Y
CA
21
R
Harold Rogers
Y
KY
5
R
RURAL
Gene Taylor
Y
MS
4
D
BD
RURAL
Thomas M. Reynolds
Y
NY
26
R
RSC
RURAL
F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.
Y
WI
5
R
Mike Rogers
Y
AL
3
R
John Campbell
Y
CA
48
R
RSC
C. L. ``Butch'' Otter
Y
ID
1
R
RURAL
Mike Ferguson
Y
NJ
7
R
Kenny Marchant
Y
TX
24
R
Richard W. Pombo
Y
CA
11
R
RSC
RURAL
Michael Bilirakis
Y
FL
9
R
John N. Hostettler
Y
IN
8
R
RSC
Russ Carnahan
Y
MO
3
D
ND
Joe Wilson
Y
SC
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Doc Hastings
Y
WA
4
R
RURAL
Phil Gingrey
Y
GA
11
R
RSC
Lee Terry
Y
NE
2
R
RSC
Steven C. LaTourette
Y
OH
14
R
Mac Thornberry
Y
TX
13
R
RSC
RURAL
Nancy L. Johnson
Y
CT
5
R
RURAL
Gil Gutknecht
Y
MN
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Bob Goodlatte
Y
VA
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Jack Kingston
Y
GA
1
R
Richard H. Baker
Y
LA
6
R
RURAL
Howard Coble
Y
NC
6
R
Michael G. Oxley
Y
OH
4
R
Sam Johnson
Y
TX
3
R
RSC
Barbara Cubin
Y
WY
A-L
R
RSC
RURAL
Jay Inslee
NV
WA
1
D
ND
Anne M. Northup
NV
KY
3
R
RSC
Cynthia McKinney
NV
GA
4
D
B
Mark Udall
N
CO
2
D
Phil English
N
PA
3
R
RURAL
Dennis A. Cardoza
N
CA
18
D
BD
Charles A. Gonzalez
N
TX
20
D
H
James L. Oberstar
N
MN
8
D
RURAL
Patrick J. Kennedy
N
RI
1
D
Brad Miller
N
NC
13
D
Jeff Flake
N
AZ
6
R
RSC
Judy Biggert
N
IL
13
R
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick
N
MI
13
D
B
Robert C. Scott
N
VA
3
D
B
Alcee L. Hastings
N
FL
23
D
B
Artur Davis
N
AL
7
D
B
ND
Darlene Hooley
N
OR
5
D
ND
RURAL
Michael M. Honda
N
CA
15
D
Dennis Moore
N
KS
3
D
BD
ND
James E. Clyburn
N
SC
6
D
B
RURAL
Ed Case
N
HI
2
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Benjamin L. Cardin
N
MD
3
D
Robert E. Andrews
N
NJ
1
D
Doris Matsui
N
CA
5
D
Martin Olav Sabo
N
MN
5
D
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
N
FL
20
D
Brian Higgins
N
NY
27
D
ND
Michael H. Michaud
N
ME
2
D
BD
Bill Pascrell Jr.
N
NJ
8
D
Lloyd Doggett
N
TX
25
D
Eliot L. Engel
N
NY
17
D
ND
Linda T. Sánchez
N
CA
39
D
H
William D. Delahunt
N
MA
10
D
RURAL
Joseph Crowley
N
NY
7
D
ND
Michael F. Doyle
N
PA
14
D
Adam B. Schiff
N
CA
29
D
BD
ND
Kendrick B. Meek
N
FL
17
D
B
Ron Kind
N
WI
3
D
ND
RURAL
Dana Rohrabacher
N
CA
46
R
Elijah E. Cummings
N
MD
7
D
B
Carolyn B. Maloney
N
NY
14
D
James R. Langevin
N
RI
2
D
Rick Larsen
N
WA
2
D
ND
Jane Harman
N
CA
36
D
BD
ND
Edward J. Markey
N
MA
7
D
Earl Pomeroy
N
ND
A-L
D
BD
RURAL
Carolyn McCarthy
N
NY
4
D
ND
Paul E. Kanjorski
N
PA
11
D
RURAL
Susan A. Davis
N
CA
53
D
Rush D. Holt
N
NJ
12
D
ND
Robert A. Brady
N
PA
1
D
Zoe Lofgren
N
CA
16
D
Michael R. McNulty
N
NY
21
D
Adam Smith
N
WA
9
D
ND
Joe Baca
N
CA
43
D
H
BD
David E. Price
N
NC
4
D
ND
Timothy H. Bishop
N
NY
1
D
Lois Capps
N
CA
23
D
ND
RURAL
G. K. Butterfield
N
NC
1
D
B
Louise McIntosh Slaughter
N
NY
28
D
David R. Obey
N
WI
7
D
Bart Stupak
N
MI
1
D
RURAL
Steven R. Rothman
N
NJ
9
D
Earl Blumenauer
N
OR
3
D
Jim Davis
N
FL
11
D
ND
Nita M. Lowey
N
NY
18
D
Bob Inglis
N
SC
4
R
Norman D. Dicks
N
WA
6
D
Wayne T. Gilchrest
N
MD
1
R
RURAL
James P. Moran
N
VA
8
D
ND
John W. Olver
N
MA
1
D
RURAL
Ted Strickland
N
OH
6
D
RURAL
Melissa L. Bean
N
IL
8
D
Shelley Berkley
N
NV
1
D
ND
Gwen Moore
N
WI
4
D
B
Loretta Sanchez
N
CA
47
D
H
BD
ND
Chris Van Hollen
N
MD
8
D
Frank Pallone Jr.
N
NJ
6
D
Ellen O. Tauscher
N
CA
10
D
BD
ND
Charles B. Rangel
N
NY
15
D
B
Brian Baird
N
WA
3
D
ND
RURAL
Juanita Millender-McDonald
N
CA
37
D
B
ND
RURAL
Jim Kolbe
N
AZ
8
R
RURAL
Christopher Shays
N
CT
4
R
John D. Dingell
N
MI
15
D
Gary L. Ackerman
N
NY
5
D
John P. Murtha
N
PA
12
D
Brad Sherman
N
CA
27
D
Vic Snyder
N
AR
2
D
RURAL
Diana DeGette
N
CO
1
D
Rahm Emanuel
N
IL
5
D
ND
Dale E. Kildee
N
MI
5
D
Eddie Bernice Johnson
N
TX
30
D
B
Steny H. Hoyer
N
MD
5
D
RURAL
Lucille Roybal-Allard
N
CA
34
D
H
Martin T. Meehan
N
MA
5
D
Al Green
N
TX
9
D
B
John B. Larson
N
CT
1
D
ND
Sander M. Levin
N
MI
12
D
Steve Israel
N
NY
2
D
BD
ND
William J. Jefferson
N
LA
2
D
B
Donald M. Payne
N
NJ
10
D
B
Solomon P. Ortiz
N
TX
27
D
H
Anna G. Eshoo
N
CA
14
D
John M. Spratt Jr.
N
SC
5
D
RURAL
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
N
MD
2
D
Tim Ryan
N
OH
17
D
Silvestre Reyes
N
TX
16
D
H
Peter J. Visclosky
N
IN
1
D
RURAL
Betty McCollum
N
MN
4
D
Anthony D. Weiner
N
NY
9
D
Richard E. Neal
N
MA
2
D
Robert Wexler
N
FL
19
D
Jim Cooper
N
TN
5
D
BD
Thomas H. Allen
N
ME
1
D
RURAL
David Wu
N
OR
1
D
ND
Grace F. Napolitano
N
CA
38
D
H
Stephen F. Lynch
N
MA
9
D
Mike Thompson
N
CA
1
D
BD
RURAL
Gregory W. Meeks
N
NY
6
D
B
ND
Allyson Y. Schwartz
N
PA
13
D
ND
Howard L. Berman
N
CA
28
D

Source: Clerk of the House, Web pages of the caucuses, file sent by staff for Blue Dogs.

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