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Vote number 2002-455 authorizing military force in Iraq
on Oct 10, 2002 regarding bill HJRes114 Bill sponsored by Hastert,R-IL
Results: Resolution Passed 296-133

Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq: Passage of the joint resolution that would authorize President Bush to use the US military as he deems necessary and appropriate to defend U.S. national security against Iraq and enforce UN Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. It would be required that the president report to Congress, no later than 48 hours after using force, his determination that diplomatic options or other peaceful means would not guarantee US national security against Iraq or allow enforcement of UN resolutions and that using force is consistent with anti-terrorism efforts. The resolution would also give specific statutory authorization under the War Powers Resolution. Every 60 days the president would also be required to report to Congress on actions related to the resolution.

Categorized under War & Peace

Voting N counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq.



Democrats voting on 2002-455

Neil Abercrombie NOHawaii Democrat
Gary Ackerman YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tom Allen NOMaine Democrat
Rob Andrews YESNew Jersey Democrat
Joe Baca NOCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird NOWashington Democrat
John Baldacci NOMaine Democrat
Tammy Baldwin NOWisconsin Democrat
James Barcia YESMichigan Democrat
Xavier Becerra NOCalifornia Democrat
Shelley Berkley YESNevada Democrat
Howard Berman YESCalifornia Democrat
Marion Berry YESArkansas Democrat
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Rod Blagojevich YESIllinois Democrat
Earl Blumenauer NOOregon Democrat
Leonard Boswell YESIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher YESVirginia Democrat
Allen Boyd YESFlorida Democrat
Robert Brady NOPennsylvania Democrat
Corrine Brown NOFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown NOOhio Democrat
Lois Capps NOCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano NOMassachusetts Democrat
Benjamin Cardin NOMaryland Democrat
Brad Carson YESOklahoma Democrat (retired)
Julia Carson NOIndiana Democrat
William Lacy Clay NOMissouri Democrat
James Clyburn NOSouth Carolina Democrat
John Conyers NOMichigan Democrat
Jerry Costello NOIllinois Democrat
Bud Cramer YESAlabama Democrat
Joseph Crowley YESNew York Democrat
Elijah Cummings NOMaryland Democrat
Danny Davis NOIllinois Democrat
Jim Davis YESFlorida Democrat
Susan Davis NOCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio NOOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette NOColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt NOMassachusetts Democrat
Rosa DeLauro NOConnecticut Democrat
Peter Deutsch YESFlorida Democrat (Until 2004)
Norm Dicks YESWashington Democrat
John Dingell NOMichigan Democrat
Lloyd Doggett NOTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Cal Dooley YESCalifornia Democrat (Until 2004)
Mike Doyle NOPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Eliot Engel YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo NOCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Lane Evans NOIllinois Democrat
Sam Farr NOCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah NOPennsylvania Democrat
Bob Filner NOCalifornia Democrat
Harold Ford YESTennessee Democrat
Barney Frank NOMassachusetts Democrat
Martin Frost YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Dick Gephardt YESMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
Bart Gordon YESTennessee Democrat
Gene Green YESTexas Democrat
Luis Gutierrez NOIllinois Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall YESTexas Democrat
Jane Harman YESCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings NOFlorida Democrat
Baron Hill YESIndiana Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Maurice Hinchey NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa NOTexas Democrat
Joseph Hoeffel YESPennsylvania Democrat (Until 2004)
Tim Holden YESPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt NONew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda NOCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley NOOregon Democrat
Steny Hoyer YESMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee NOWashington Democrat
Steve Israel YESNew York Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson NOIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee NOTexas Democrat
William Jefferson YESLouisiana Democrat
Chris John YESLouisiana Democrat (Until 2004)
Eddie Bernice Johnson NOTexas Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones NOOhio Democrat
Paul Kanjorski YESPennsylvania Democrat
Marcy Kaptur NOOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy YESRhode Island Democrat
Dale Kildee NOMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick NOMichigan Democrat
Ron Kind YESWisconsin Democrat
Jerry Kleczka NOWisconsin Democrat (Until 2004)
Dennis Kucinich NOOhio Democrat
Nicholas Lampson YESTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
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
William Lipinski NOIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
Zoe Lofgren NOCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey YESNew York Democrat
Ken Lucas YESKentucky Democrat (Until 2004)
Steve Lynch YESMassachusetts Democrat
Carolyn Maloney YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey YESMassachusetts Democrat
Jim Matheson YESUtah Democrat
Robert Matsui NOCalifornia Democrat (deceased)
Carolyn McCarthy YESNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Karen McCarthy NOMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
Betty McCollum NOMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott NOWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern NOMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Michael McNulty YESNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan YESMassachusetts Democrat
Gregory Meeks NONew York Dem./Working-Families
Robert Menendez NONew Jersey Democrat
Juanita Millender-McDonald NOCalifornia Democrat
George Miller NOCalifornia Democrat
Alan Mollohan NOWest Virginia Democrat
Dennis Moore YESKansas Democrat
James Moran NOVirginia Democrat
John Murtha YESPennsylvania 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
Major Owens NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
Frank Pallone NONew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor NOArizona Democrat
Donald Payne NONew Jersey Democrat
Nancy Pelosi NOCalifornia Democrat
Collin Peterson YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Earl Pomeroy YESNorth Dakota Democrat
David Eugene Price NONorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall NOWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes NOTexas Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez NOTexas Democrat
Mike Ross YESArkansas Democrat
Steven Rothman YESNew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard NOCalifornia Democrat
Bobby Rush NOIllinois Democrat
Martin Sabo NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Loretta Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
Max Sandlin YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Jan Schakowsky NOIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff YESCalifornia Democrat
Bobby Scott NOVirginia Democrat
Jose Serrano NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Brad Sherman YESCalifornia Democrat
Ike Skelton YESMissouri Democrat
Louise Slaughter NONew York Democrat
David Adam Smith YESWashington Democrat
Vic Snyder NOArkansas Democrat
Hilda Solis NOCalifornia Democrat
John Spratt YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Pete Stark NOCalifornia Democrat
Charles Stenholm YESTexas Democrat
Ted Strickland NOOhio Democrat
Bart Stupak NOMichigan Democrat
John Tanner YESTennessee Democrat
Ellen Tauscher YESCalifornia Democrat
Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat
Bennie Thompson NOMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson NOCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney NOMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Jim Turner YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Mark Udall NOColorado Democrat
Tom Udall NONew Mexico Democrat
Nydia Velazquez NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
Peter Visclosky NOIndiana Democrat
Maxine Waters NOCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson NOCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt NONorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman YESCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Robert Wexler YESFlorida Democrat
Lynn Woolsey NOCalifornia Democrat
David Wu NOOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn YESMaryland Democrat



Republicans voting on 2002-455

Robert Aderholt YESAlabama Republican
Todd Akin YESMissouri Republican
Spencer Bachus YESAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker YESLouisiana Republican
Cass Ballenger YESNorth Carolina Republican
Roscoe Bartlett YESMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton YESTexas Republican
Charlie Bass YESNew Hampshire Republican
Doug Bereuter YESNebraska Republican (Until 2004)
Judy Biggert YESIllinois Republican
Michael Bilirakis YESFlorida Republican
Roy Blunt YESMissouri Republican
Sherry Boehlert YESNew York Republican/Independence
John Boehner YESOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla YESTexas Republican
Mary Bono YESCalifornia Republican
John Boozman YESArkansas Republican
Kevin Brady YESTexas Republican
Henry Brown YESSouth Carolina Republican
Richard Burr YESNorth Carolina Republican (Until 2004)
Dan Burton YESIndiana Republican
Steve Buyer YESIndiana Republican
Ken Calvert YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp YESMichigan Republican
Chris Cannon YESUtah Republican
Eric Cantor YESVirginia Republican
Shelley Moore Capito YESWest Virginia Republican
Michael Castle YESDelaware Republican
Steve Chabot YESOhio Republican
Saxby Chambliss YESGeorgia Republican (Until 2004)
John Howard Coble YESNorth Carolina Republican
Mac Collins YESGeorgia Republican
Christopher Cox YESCalifornia Republican
Philip Crane YESIllinois Republican (Until 2004)
Ander Crenshaw YESFlorida Republican
Barbara Cubin YESWyoming Republican
John Culberson YESTexas Republican
Duke Cunningham YESCalifornia Republican
Jo Ann Davis YESVirginia Republican
Tom Davis YESVirginia Republican
Nathan Deal YESGeorgia Republican
Tom DeLay YESTexas Republican
Jim DeMint YESSouth Carolina Republican (Until 2004)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart YESFlorida Republican
John Doolittle YESCalifornia Republican
David Dreier YESCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan NOTennessee Republican
Jennifer Dunn YESWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Vernon Ehlers YESMichigan Republican
Robert Ehrlich YESMaryland Republican
Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
Phil English YESPennsylvania Republican
Terry Everett YESAlabama Republican
Mike Ferguson YESNew Jersey Republican
Jeff Flake YESArizona Republican
Ernie Fletcher YESKentucky Republican
Mark Foley YESFlorida Republican
Randy Forbes YESVirginia Republican
Vito Fossella YESNew York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life
Rodney Frelinghuysen YESNew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly YESCalifornia Republican
Jim Gibbons YESNevada Republican
Wayne Gilchrest YESMaryland Republican
Paul Gillmor YESOhio Republican
Virgil Goode YESVirginia Republican
Bob Goodlatte YESVirginia Republican
Porter Goss YESFlorida Republican (Until 2004)
Lindsey Graham YESSouth Carolina Republican
Kay Granger YESTexas Republican
Samuel Graves YESMissouri Republican
Mark Green YESWisconsin Republican
Jim Greenwood YESPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
Gil Gutknecht YESMinnesota 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
Wally Herger YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Hobson YESOhio Republican
Peter Hoekstra YESMichigan Republican
John Hostettler NOIndiana Republican
Amo Houghton NONew York Republican/Conservative
Kenny Hulshof YESMissouri Republican
Duncan Hunter YESCalifornia Republican
Henry Hyde YESIllinois Republican
Johnny Isakson YESGeorgia Republican (Until 2004)
Darrell Issa YESCalifornia Republican
Ernest Istook YESOklahoma Republican
Bill Jenkins YESTennessee Republican
Nancy Lee Johnson YESConnecticut Republican
Sam Johnson YESTexas 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
Jack Kingston YESGeorgia Republican
Mark Kirk YESIllinois Republican
Joe Knollenberg YESMichigan Republican
Jim Kolbe YESArizona 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
Donald Manzullo YESIllinois Republican
Jim McCrery YESLouisiana Republican
John McHugh YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Scott McInnis YESColorado Republican (Until 2004)
Buck McKeon YESCalifornia Republican
John Mica YESFlorida Republican
Gary Miller YESCalifornia Republican
Jeff Miller YESFlorida Republican
Jerry Moran YESKansas Republican
Sue Myrick YESNorth Carolina Republican
George Nethercutt YESWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Bob Ney YESOhio Republican
Anne Meagher Northup YESKentucky Republican
Charlie Norwood YESGeorgia Republican
Jim Nussle YESIowa Republican
Tom Osborne YESNebraska Republican
Doug Ose YESCalifornia Republican
Butch Otter YESIdaho Republican
Michael Oxley YESOhio Republican
Ron Paul NOTexas Republican
Mike Pence YESIndiana Republican
John Peterson YESPennsylvania Republican
Tom Petri YESWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts YESPennsylvania Republican
Todd Platts YESPennsylvania Republican
Richard Pombo YESCalifornia Republican
Rob Portman YESOhio Republican
Deborah Pryce YESOhio Republican
Adam Putnam YESFlorida Republican
Jack Quinn YESNew York Republican/Ind./Cons.
George Radanovich YESCalifornia Republican
Jim Ramstad YESMinnesota Republican
Ralph Regula YESOhio Republican
Dennis Rehberg YESMontana Republican
Thomas Reynolds YESNew York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004)
Bob Riley YESAlabama Republican
Hal Rogers YESKentucky Republican
Mike Rogers YESMichigan Republican
Dana Rohrabacher YESCalifornia Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen YESFlorida Republican
Ed Royce YESCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan YESWisconsin Republican
Jim Ryun YESKansas Republican
Jim Saxton YESNew Jersey Republican
Edward Schrock YESVirginia Republican (Until 2004)
James Sensenbrenner YESWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions YESTexas Republican
John Shadegg YESArizona Republican
Clay Shaw YESFlorida Republican
Christopher Shays YESConnecticut Republican
Don Sherwood YESPennsylvania Republican
John Shimkus YESIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster YESPennsylvania Republican
Rob Simmons YESConnecticut Republican
Mike Simpson YESIdaho Republican
Christopher Smith YESNew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith YESTexas Republican
Nick Smith YESMichigan Republican (Until 2004)
Mark Souder YESIndiana Republican
Cliff Stearns YESFlorida Republican
John Sullivan YESOklahoma Republican
John Sununu YESNew Hampshire Republican
John Sweeney YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Tom Tancredo YESColorado Republican
Billy Tauzin YESLouisiana Republican (Until 2004)
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
Pat Toomey YESPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
David Vitter YESLouisiana Republican (Until 2004)
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
Ed Whitfield YESKentucky Republican
Roger Wicker YESMississippi Republican
Heather Wilson YESNew Mexico Republican
Joe Wilson YESSouth Carolina Republican
Frank Wolf YESVirginia Republican
Bill Young YESFlorida Republican
Don Young YESAlaska Republican



Independents voting on 2002-455

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