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By a vote of 219-212, the U.S. House of Representatives on June 26 passed a landmark climate and energy bill — the American Clean Energy and Security Act, aka the Waxman-Markey bill.

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Most Democrats voted for the bill — 211 in all — but 44 Dems voted against. Almost all Republicans opposed the bill — 168 — but eight Republicans broke ranks to support the measure. Many reps sat on the fence until the last minute. We’ve bolded fence-sitters and reps who broke with their parties.  (If you’re not sure who your representative is, go here to find out.)

The Ayes Have It!

Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.)
John Adler (D-N.J.)
Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.)
Joe Baca (D-Calif.)
Brian Baird (D-Wash.)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Melissa L. Bean (D-Ill.)
Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.)
Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)
Howard Berman (D-Calif.)
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-Ga.)
Timothy Bishop (D-N.Y.)
Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
John A. Boccieri (D-Ohio)
Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)
Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa)
Rick Boucher (D-Va.)
Allen Boyd (D-Fla.)
Robert Brady (D-Penn.)
Bruce L. Braley (D-Iowa)
Corrine Brown (D-Fla.)
G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
Lois Capps (D-Calif.)
Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.)
Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.)
Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.)
Andre Carson (D-Ind.)
Michael N. Castle (R-Del.)
Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)
Ben Chandler (D-Ky.)
Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.)
William Clay Jr (D-Mo.)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.)
James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.)
Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)
John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)
Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.)
Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)
Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)
Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)
Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)
Susan Davis (D-Calif.)
Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.)
Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)
William Delahunt (D-Mass.)
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Mass.)
Norma D. Dicks (D-Wash)
John Dingell (D-Mich.)
Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)
Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio)
Donna Edwards (D-Md.)
Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)
Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.)
Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)
Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.)
Sam Farr (D-Calif.)
Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.)
Bob Filner (D-Calif.)
Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio)
Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)
Charlie A. Gonzalez (D-Texas)
Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)
Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)
Al Green (D-Texas)
Gene Green (D-Texas)
Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
John J. Hall (D-N.Y.)
Debbie Halvorson (D-Ill.)
Phil Hare (D-Ill.)
Jane Harman (D-Calif.)
Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.)
Baron Hill (D-Ind.)
Jim Himes (D-Conn.)
Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.)
Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas)
Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
Paul Hodes (D-N.H.)
Rush Holt (D-N.J.)
Mike Honda (D-Calif.)
Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)
Steve Israel (D-N.Y.)
Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.)
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas)
Hank Johnson Jr. (D-Ga.)
E.B. Johnson (D-Texas)
Steve Kagen (D-Wis.)
Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.)
Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.)
Dale Kildee (D-Mich.)
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.)
Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio)
Ron Kind (D-Wis.)
Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Ron Klein (D-Fla.)
Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.)
Frank Kratovil Jr (D-Md.)
Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)
Jim Langevin (D-R.I.)
Rick Larsen (D-Wash.)
John Larson (D-Conn.)
Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
Sander Levin (D-Mich.)
John Lewis (D-Ga.)
Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.)
Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
David Loebsack (D-Iowa)
Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.)
Ben Luján (D-N.M.)
Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.)
Daniel Maffei (D-N.Y.)
Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
Betsy Markey (D-Colo.)
Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)
Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.)
Betty McCollum (D-M.N.)
Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)
James McGovern (D-Mass.)
John McHugh (R-N.Y.)
Michael McMahon (D-N.Y.)
Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)
Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.)
Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)
Michael Michaud (D-Maine)
Brad Miller (D-N.C.)
George Miller (D-Calif.)
Dennis Moore (D-Kan.)
Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)
Jim Moran (D-Va.)
Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.)
Scott Murphy (D-N.Y.)
Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.)
John Murtha (D-Pa.)
Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
Richard Neal (D-Mass.)
James Oberstar (D-Minn.)
David Obey (D-Wis.)
John Olver (D-Mass.)
Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.)
Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J)
Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.)
Donald Payne (D-N.J.)
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)
Tom Perriello (D-Va.)
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)
Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Jared Polis (D-Colo.)
David Price (D-N.C.)
Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)
Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.)
David Reichert (R-Wash.)
Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas)
Laura Richardson (D-Calif.)
Steven Rothman (D-N.J.)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)
Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)
Bobby Rush (D-Ill.)
Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)
Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.)
Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.)
John P. Sarbanes (D-Md.)
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Mark Schauer (D-Mich.)
Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)
Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)
Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.)
David Scott (D-Ga.)
Bobby Scott (D-Va.)
Jose E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)
Joe Sestak (D-Pa.)
Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)
Brad Sherman (D-Calif.)
Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)
Albio Sires (D-N.J.)
Ike Skelton (D-Mo.)
Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
Adam Smith (D-Wash.)
Vic Snyder (D-Ark.)
Zachary T. Space (D-Ohio)
Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)
John Spratt (D-S.C.)
Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)
Betty Sutton (D-Ohio)
Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.)
Harry Teague (D-N.M.)
Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)
Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
John Tierney (D-Mass.)
Dina Titus (D-Nev.)
Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)
Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)
Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.)
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.)
Tim Walz (D-Minn.)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)
Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
Diane Watson (D-Calif.)
Melvin Watt (D-N.C.)
Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)
Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)
Peter Welch (D-Vt.)
Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)
Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.)
David Wu (D-Ore.)
John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

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… Despite the Naysayers

Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Todd Akin (R-Mo.)
Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
Jason Altmire (D-Pa.)
Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.)
Steve Austria (R-Ohio)
Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.)
Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)
J. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.)
John Barrow (D-Ga.)
Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)
Joe Barton (R-Texas)
Marion Berry (D-Ark.)
Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)
Brian Bilbray(R-Calif.)
Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)
Rob Bishop (R-Utah)
Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
John A. Boehner (R-Ohio)
Jo Bonner (R-Ala.)
John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Dan Boren (D-Okla.)
Charles Boustany (R-La.)
Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
Bobby Bright (D-Ala.)
Paul Broun (R-GA)
Henry Brown, Jr. (R-SC)
Virginia Brown-Waite (R-Fla.)
Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Michael Burgess (R-Texas)
Dan Burton (R-Ind.)
Steve Buyer (R-Ind.)
Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
John Campbell (R-Calif.)
Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
Joseph Cao (R-La.)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
Christopher P. Carney (D-Pa.)
John Carter (R-Texas)
Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)
Travis W. Childers (D-Miss.)
Howard Coble (R-N.C.)
Mike Coffman (R-Colo.)
Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
Jim Costa (D-Calif.)
Jerry Costello (D-Ill.)
Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.)
John Culberson (R-Texas)
Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Pa.)
Artur Davis (D-Ala.)
Geoff Davis (R-Ky.)
Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.)
Nathan Deal (R-Ga.)
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.)
David Dreier (R-Calif.)
John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.)
Chet Edwards (D-Texas)
Vernon J. Ehlers (R-Mich.)
Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.)
Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)
Mary Fallin (R-Okla.)
John Fleming (R-La.)
Randy Forbes (R-Va.)
Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)
Bill Foster (D-Ill.)
Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)
Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)
Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.)
Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)
Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)
Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)
Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)
Kay Granger (R-Texas)
Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
Parker Griffith (D-Ala.)
Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.)
Ralph M. Hall (R-Texas)
Gregg Harper (R-Miss.)
Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)
Dean Heller (R-N.V.)
Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)
Wally Herger (R-Calif.)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)
Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.)
Tim Holden (D-Pa.)
Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.)
Bob Inglis (R-S.C.)
Darrell E. Issa (R-Calif)
Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.)
Timothy Johnson (R-Ill.)
Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Steve King (R-Iowa)
Pete King (R-N.Y.)
Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.)
Larry Kissell (D-N.C.)
John Kline (R-Minn.)
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)
Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
Tom Latham (R-Iowa)
Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio)
Robert Latta (R-Ohio)
Christopher Lee (R-N.Y.)
Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)
John Linder (R-Ga.)
Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)
Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
Daniel Lungren (R-Calif.)
Connie Mack (R-Fla.)
Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.)
Kenny Marchant (R-Texas)
Jim Marshall (D-Ga.)
Eric Massa (D-N.Y.)
Jim Matheson (D-Utah)
Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
Michael McCaul (R-Texas)
Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.)
Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.)
Buck McKeon (R-Calif.)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)
Charlie Melancon (D-La.)
John Mica (R-Fla.)
Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)
Candice Miller (R-Mich.)
Gary Miller (R-Calif.)
Walt Minnick (D-Idaho)
Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.)
Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.)
Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)
Sue Myrick (R-N.C.)
Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)
Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
Glenn Nye (D-Va.)
Pete Olson (R-Texas)
Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas)
Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)
Mike Pence (R-Ind.)
Tom Petri (R-Wis.)
Joseph R. Pitts (R-Pa.)
Todd Russell Platts (R-Pa.)
Ted Poe (R-Texas)
Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)
Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
Tom Price (R-Ga.)
Adam H. Putnam (R-Fla.)
George P. Radanovich (R-Calif.)
Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.)
Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.)
Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas)
Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)
Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)
Herold Rogers (R-Ky.)
Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)
Tom Rooney (R-Fla.)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
Peter Roskam (R-Ill.)
Mike Ross (D-Ark.)
Ed Royce (R-Calif.)
Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)
John Salazar (D-Colo.)
Steve Scalise (R-La.)
Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
Aaron Schock (R-Ill.)
James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)
Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
John Shimkus (R-Ill.)
Bill Shuster (R-Penn.)
Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)
Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Mark Souder (R-Ind.)
Fortney Pete Stark (D-Calif.)
Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)
John Tanner (D-Tenn.)
Gene Taylor (D-Miss.)
Lee Terry (R-Neb.)
Glen Thompson (R-Penn.)
Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)
Todd Tiahrt (R-Kansas)
Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)
Michael Turner (R-Ohio)
Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.)
Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.)
Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.)
Charles Wilson (D-Ohio)
Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
Robert Wittman (R-Vir.)
Frank Wolf (R-Vir.)
Don Young (R-Alaska)
C.W. Bill Young (R-Fla.)

 

 

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Not voting: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), and John Sullivan (R-Okla.).

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