• Did the Vote Pass? No
  • Voted Yea 111
  • Voted Nay 250
  • Didn't Vote 10
  • Voted Present 0
This amendment sought to remove all Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions from the 2009 water resources bill. Davis-Bacon is a leftover from the New Deal era which costs taxpayers billions of dollars each year because it requires government contractors to pay “local prevailing wages” for every project, which really means letting expensive union labor receive the contracts regardless of other competition.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name Party District Voted

Robert Aderholt

Republican

AL-4

Yea

W. Akin

Republican

MO-2

Yea

Steve Austria

Republican

OH-7

Yea

Michele Bachmann

Republican

MN-6

Yea

Spencer Bachus

Republican

AL-6

Yea

James Barrett

Republican

SC-3

Yea

Roscoe Bartlett

Republican

MD-6

Yea

Brian Bilbray

Republican

CA-50

Yea

Gus Bilirakis

Republican

FL-12

Yea

Rob Bishop

Republican

UT-1

Yea

Marsha Blackburn

Republican

TN

Yea

Roy Blunt

Republican

MO

Yea

John Boehner

Republican

OH-8

Yea

Jo Bonner

Republican

AL-1

Yea

Mary Bono Mack

Republican

CA-45

Yea

John Boozman

Republican

AR

Yea

Kevin Brady

Republican

TX-8

Yea

Paul Broun

Republican

GA-10

Yea

Henry Brown

Republican

SC-1

Yea

Vern Buchanan

Republican

FL-16

Yea

Mike Burgess

Republican

TX-26

Yea

Dan Burton

Republican

IN-5

Yea

Stephen Buyer

Republican

IN-4

Yea

Ken Calvert

Republican

CA-41

Yea

Dave Camp

Republican

MI-4

Yea

John Campbell

Republican

CA-45

Yea

Eric Cantor

Republican

VA-7

Yea

Anh Cao

Republican

LA-2

Yea

John Carter

Republican

TX-31

Yea

Bill Cassidy

Republican

LA

Yea

Mike Coffman

Republican

CO-6

Yea

Tom Cole

Republican

OK-4

Yea

Michael Conaway

Republican

TX-11

Yea

John Culberson

Republican

TX-7

Yea

Geoff Davis

Republican

KY-4

Yea

Nathan Deal

Republican

GA-9

Yea

David Dreier

Republican

CA-26

Yea

John Duncan

Republican

TN-2

Yea

Vernon Ehlers

Republican

MI-3

Yea

Mary Fallin

Republican

OK-5

Yea

Jeff Flake

Republican

AZ

Yea

Jeff Fortenberry

Republican

NE-1

Yea

Virginia Foxx

Republican

NC-5

Yea

Elton Gallegly

Republican

CA-24

Yea

Phil Gingrey

Republican

GA-11

Yea

Louie Gohmert

Republican

TX-1

Yea

Bob Goodlatte

Republican

VA-6

Yea

Kay Granger

Republican

TX-12

Yea

Sam Graves

Republican

MO-6

Yea

Brett Guthrie

Republican

KY-2

Yea

Ralph Hall

Republican

TX-4

Yea

Doc Hastings

Republican

WA-4

Yea

Walter Herger

Republican

CA-2

Yea

Peter Hoekstra

Republican

MI-2

Yea

Duncan Hunter

Republican

CA-50

Yea

Bob Inglis

Republican

SC-4

Yea

Darrell Issa

Republican

CA-48

Yea

Lynn Jenkins

Republican

KS-2

Yea

Sam Johnson

Republican

TX-3

Yea

Jim Jordan

Republican

OH-4

Yea

Steve King

Republican

IA-4

Yea

Jack Kingston

Republican

GA-1

Yea

Doug Lamborn

Republican

CO-5

Yea

Tom Latham

Republican

IA-3

Yea

Bob Latta

Republican

OH-5

Yea

Christopher Lee

Republican

NY-26

Yea

John Linder

Republican

GA-7

Yea

Frank Lucas

Republican

OK-3

Yea

Blaine Luetkemeyer

Republican

MO-3

Yea

Cynthia Lummis

Republican

WY

Yea

Daniel Lungren

Republican

CA-3

Yea

Connie Mack

Republican

FL-14

Yea

Donald Manzullo

Republican

IL-16

Yea

Kenny Marchant

Republican

TX

Yea

Kevin McCarthy

Republican

CA-20

Yea

Michael McCaul

Republican

TX-10

Yea

Tom McClintock

Republican

CA-5

Yea

Patrick McHenry

Republican

NC-10

Yea

Howard McKeon

Republican

CA-25

Yea

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Republican

WA-5

Yea

Jerry Moran

Republican

KS

Yea

Randy Neugebauer

Republican

TX-19

Yea

Devin Nunes

Republican

CA-22

Yea

Ronald Paul

Republican

TX-14

Yea

Erik Paulsen

Republican

MN-3

Yea

Todd Platts

Republican

PA-19

Yea

Bill Posey

Republican

FL-8

Yea

Adam Putnam

Republican

FL-12

Yea

Phil Roe

Republican

TN-1

Yea

Hal Rogers

Republican

KY-5

Yea

Mike Rogers

Republican

AL-3

Yea

Mike Rogers

Republican

MI-8

Yea

Steve Scalise

Republican

LA-1

Yea

Jim Sensenbrenner

Republican

WI-5

Yea

Pete Sessions

Republican

TX-17

Yea

John Shadegg

Republican

AZ-3

Yea

Mike Simpson

Republican

ID-2

Yea

Adrian Smith

Republican

NE-3

Yea

Mark Souder

Republican

IN-3

Yea

Clifford Stearns

Republican

FL-6

Yea

John Sullivan

Republican

OK-1

Yea

Lee Terry

Republican

NE-2

Yea

GT Thompson

Republican

PA-15

Yea

William Thornberry

Republican

TX-13

Yea

Todd Tiahrt

Republican

KS-4

Yea

Zach Wamp

Republican

TN-3

Yea

Ed Whitfield

Republican

KY-1

Yea

Joe Wilson

Republican

SC-2

Yea

Rob Wittman

Republican

VA-1

Yea

Frank Wolf

Republican

VA-10

Yea

C. Young

Republican

FL-13

Yea

Neil Abercrombie

Democrat

HI-1

Nay

Gary Ackerman

Democrat

NY-5

Nay

John Adler

Democrat

NJ-3

Nay

Rodney Alexander

Republican

LA-5

Nay

Jason Altmire

Democrat

PA-4

Nay

Robert Andrews

Democrat

NJ-1

Nay

Michael Arcuri

Democrat

NY-24

Nay

Joe Baca

Democrat

CA-43

Nay

Brian Baird

Democrat

WA-3

Nay

Tammy Baldwin

Democrat

WI

Nay

John Barrow

Democrat

GA-12

Nay

Melissa Bean

Democrat

IL-8

Nay

Shelley Berkley

Democrat

NV-1

Nay

Howard Berman

Democrat

CA-28

Nay

Robert Berry

Democrat

AR-1

Nay

Judy Biggert

Republican

IL-13

Nay

Sanford Bishop

Democrat

GA-2

Nay

Timothy Bishop

Democrat

NY-1

Nay

Earl Blumenauer

Democrat

OR-3

Nay

John Boccieri

Democrat

OH-16

Nay

Madeleine Bordallo

Democrat

GU-1

Nay

Dan Boren

Democrat

OK-2

Nay

Leonard Boswell

Democrat

IA-3

Nay

Frederick Boucher

Democrat

VA-9

Nay

Allen Boyd

Democrat

FL-2

Nay

Bruce Braley

Democrat

IA-1

Nay

Virginia Brown-Waite

Republican

FL-5

Nay

G. K. Butterfield

Democrat

NC-1

Nay

Shelley Capito

Republican

WV

Nay

Michael Capuano

Democrat

MA-7

Nay

Dennis Cardoza

Democrat

CA-18

Nay

Russ Carnahan

Democrat

MO-3

Nay

Christopher Carney

Democrat

PA-10

Nay

André Carson

Democrat

IN-7

Nay

Michael Castle

Republican

DE-AL

Nay

Kathy Castor

Democrat

FL-14

Nay

Ben Chandler

Democrat

KY-6

Nay

Travis Childers

Democrat

MS-1

Nay

Donna Christensen

Democrat

VI-AL

Nay

Yvette Clarke

Democrat

NY-9

Nay

Wm. Lacy Clay

Democrat

MO-1

Nay

Emanuel Cleaver

Democrat

MO-5

Nay

Jim Clyburn

Democrat

SC-6

Nay

Steve Cohen

Democrat

TN-9

Nay

Gerry Connolly

Democrat

VA-11

Nay

Jim Cooper

Democrat

TN-5

Nay

Jim Costa

Democrat

CA-21

Nay

Jerry Costello

Democrat

IL-12

Nay

Joe Courtney

Democrat

CT-2

Nay

Henry Cuellar

Democrat

TX-28

Nay

Elijah Cummings

Democrat

MD-7

Nay

Kathleen Dahlkemper

Democrat

PA-3

Nay

Artur Davis

Democrat

AL-7

Nay

Danny Davis

Democrat

IL-7

Nay

Lincoln Davis

Democrat

TN-4

Nay

Susan Davis

Democrat

CA-53

Nay

Peter DeFazio

Democrat

OR-4

Nay

Diana DeGette

Democrat

CO-1

Nay

William Delahunt

Democrat

MA-10

Nay

Rosa DeLauro

Democrat

CT-3

Nay

Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Republican

FL-21

Nay

Mario Diaz-Balart

Republican

FL-26

Nay

Norman Dicks

Democrat

WA-6

Nay

Lloyd Doggett

Democrat

TX-37

Nay

Mike Doyle

Democrat

PA-18

Nay

Steve Driehaus

Democrat

OH-1

Nay

Thomas Edwards

Democrat

TX-17

Nay

Brad Ellsworth

Democrat

IN-8

Nay

Jo Ann Emerson

Republican

MO-8

Nay

Eliot Engel

Democrat

NY-16

Nay

Anna Eshoo

Democrat

CA-16

Nay

Bob Filner

Democrat

CA-51

Nay

Bill Foster

Democrat

IL-11

Nay

Barney Frank

Democrat

MA-4

Nay

Jim Gerlach

Republican

PA-6

Nay

Gabrielle Giffords

Democrat

AZ-8

Nay

Charles Gonzalez

Democrat

TX-20

Nay

Barton Gordon

Democrat

TN-6

Nay

Al Green

Democrat

TX-9

Nay

Gene Green

Democrat

TX-29

Nay

Parker Griffith

Republican

AL-5

Nay

Raúl Grijalva

Democrat

AZ-7

Nay

T. Gutierrez

Democrat

IL-4

Nay

John Hall

Democrat

NY-19

Nay

Deborah Halvorson

Democrat

IL-11

Nay

Phil Hare

Democrat

IL-17

Nay

Jane Harman

Democrat

CA-36

Nay

Alcee Hastings

Democrat

FL-20

Nay

Martin Heinrich

Democrat

NM

Nay

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

Democrat

SD-AL

Nay

Brian Higgins

Democrat

NY-26

Nay

Baron Hill

Democrat

IN-9

Nay

Jim Himes

Democrat

CT-4

Nay

Maurice Hinchey

Democrat

NY-22

Nay

Mazie Hirono

Democrat

HI

Nay

Paul Hodes

Democrat

NH-2

Nay

Tim Holden

Democrat

PA-17

Nay

Rush Holt

Democrat

NJ-12

Nay

Steny Hoyer

Democrat

MD-5

Nay

Jay Inslee

Democrat

WA-1

Nay

Jesse Jackson

Democrat

IL-2

Nay

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democrat

TX-18

Nay

Hank Johnson

Democrat

GA-4

Nay

Eddie Johnson

Democrat

TX-30

Nay

Timothy Johnson

Republican

IL-15

Nay

Steve Kagen

Democrat

WI-8

Nay

Paul Kanjorski

Democrat

PA-11

Nay

Marcy Kaptur

Democrat

OH-9

Nay

Patrick Kennedy

Democrat

RI-1

Nay

Dale Kildee

Democrat

MI-5

Nay

Carolyn Kilpatrick

Democrat

MI-13

Nay

Mary Jo Kilroy

Democrat

OH-15

Nay

Ron Kind

Democrat

WI-3

Nay

Pete King

Republican

NY-2

Nay

Mark Kirk

Republican

IL

Nay

Ann Kirkpatrick

Democrat

AZ-2

Nay

Larry Kissell

Democrat

NC-8

Nay

Ron Klein

Democrat

FL-22

Nay

Suzanne Kosmas

Democrat

FL-24

Nay

Frank Kratovil

Democrat

MD-1

Nay

Dennis Kucinich

Democrat

OH-10

Nay

Jim Langevin

Democrat

RI-2

Nay

Rick Larsen

Democrat

WA-2

Nay

John Larson

Democrat

CT-1

Nay

Steven LaTourette

Republican

OH-14

Nay

Barbara Lee

Democrat

CA-12

Nay

Jerry Lewis

Republican

CA-41

Nay

John Lewis

Democrat

GA-5

Nay

Dan Lipinski

Democrat

IL-3

Nay

Dave Loebsack

Democrat

IA-2

Nay

Zoe Lofgren

Democrat

CA-18

Nay

Nita Lowey

Democrat

NY-17

Nay

Ben Luján

Democrat

NM

Nay

Stephen Lynch

Democrat

MA-8

Nay

Daniel Maffei

Democrat

NY-24

Nay

Carolyn Maloney

Democrat

NY-12

Nay

Ed Markey

Democrat

MA

Nay

Betsy Markey

Democrat

CO-4

Nay

James Marshall

Democrat

GA-8

Nay

Eric Massa

Democrat

NY-29

Nay

Jim Matheson

Democrat

UT-4

Nay

Doris Matsui

Democrat

CA-7

Nay

Carolyn McCarthy

Democrat

NY-4

Nay

Betty McCollum

Democrat

MN-4

Nay

Thaddeus McCotter

Republican

MI-11

Nay

Jim McGovern

Democrat

MA-2

Nay

John McHugh

Republican

NY-23

Nay

Mike McIntyre

Democrat

NC-7

Nay

Michael McMahon

Democrat

NY-13

Nay

Jerry McNerney

Democrat

CA-9

Nay

Kendrick Meek

Democrat

FL-17

Nay

Gregory Meeks

Democrat

NY-5

Nay

Charles Melancon

Democrat

LA-3

Nay

Michael Michaud

Democrat

ME-2

Nay

George Miller

Democrat

CA-11

Nay

Walter Minnick

Democrat

ID-1

Nay

Harry Mitchell

Democrat

AZ-5

Nay

Alan Mollohan

Democrat

WV-1

Nay

Gwen Moore

Democrat

WI-4

Nay

Dennis Moore

Democrat

KS-3

Nay

James Moran

Democrat

VA-8

Nay

Chris Murphy

Democrat

CT

Nay

Patrick Murphy

Democrat

PA-8

Nay

John Murtha

Democrat

PA-12

Nay

Jerry Nadler

Democrat

NY-12

Nay

Grace Napolitano

Democrat

CA-31

Nay

Richard Neal

Democrat

MA-1

Nay

Eleanor Norton

Democrat

DC-1

Nay

Glenn Nye

Democrat

VA-2

Nay

James Oberstar

Democrat

MN-8

Nay

David Obey

Democrat

WI-7

Nay

John Olver

Democrat

MA-1

Nay

Solomon Ortiz

Democrat

TX-27

Nay

Frank Pallone

Democrat

NJ-6

Nay

Bill Pascrell

Democrat

NJ-9

Nay

Ed Pastor

Democrat

AZ-7

Nay

Donald Payne

Democrat

NJ-10

Nay

Ed Perlmutter

Democrat

CO-7

Nay

Thomas Perriello

Democrat

VA-5

Nay

Gary Peters

Democrat

MI

Nay

Collin Peterson

Democrat

MN-7

Nay

Thomas Petri

Republican

WI-6

Nay

Chellie Pingree

Democrat

ME-1

Nay

Earl Pomeroy

Democrat

ND-AL

Nay

David Price

Democrat

NC-4

Nay

Nick Rahall

Democrat

WV-3

Nay

Dennis Rehberg

Republican

MT-AL

Nay

Silvestre Reyes

Democrat

TX-16

Nay

Laura Richardson

Democrat

CA-37

Nay

Ciro Rodriguez

Democrat

TX-23

Nay

Mike Ross

Democrat

AR-4

Nay

Steven Rothman

Democrat

NJ-9

Nay

C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

Democrat

MD-2

Nay

Bobby Rush

Democrat

IL-1

Nay

Tim Ryan

Democrat

OH-13

Nay

Gregorio Sablan

Democrat

MP-1

Nay

John Salazar

Democrat

CO-3

Nay

Linda Sánchez

Democrat

CA-38

Nay

John Sarbanes

Democrat

MD-3

Nay

Jan Schakowsky

Democrat

IL-9

Nay

Mark Schauer

Democrat

MI-7

Nay

Adam Schiff

Democrat

CA-30

Nay

Jean Schmidt

Republican

OH-2

Nay

Aaron Schock

Republican

IL-18

Nay

Kurt Schrader

Democrat

OR-5

Nay

Allyson Schwartz

Democrat

PA-13

Nay

David Scott

Democrat

GA-13

Nay

Bobby Scott

Democrat

VA-3

Nay

Jose Serrano

Democrat

NY-15

Nay

Carol Shea-Porter

Democrat

NH-1

Nay

Brad Sherman

Democrat

CA-32

Nay

John Shimkus

Republican

IL-15

Nay

Albio Sires

Democrat

NJ-8

Nay

Ike Skelton

Democrat

MO-4

Nay

Louise Slaughter

Democrat

NY-25

Nay

Adam Smith

Democrat

WA-9

Nay

Chris Smith

Republican

NJ-4

Nay

Victor Snyder

Democrat

AR-2

Nay

Zachary Space

Democrat

OH-18

Nay

John Spratt

Democrat

SC-5

Nay

Fortney Stark

Democrat

CA-13

Nay

Bart Stupak

Democrat

MI-1

Nay

Betty Sutton

Democrat

OH-13

Nay

Ellen Tauscher

Democrat

CA-10

Nay

Gene Taylor

Democrat

MS-4

Nay

Harry Teague

Democrat

NM-2

Nay

Bennie Thompson

Democrat

MS-2

Nay

Mike Thompson

Democrat

CA-4

Nay

John Tierney

Democrat

MA-6

Nay

Dina Titus

Democrat

NV-1

Nay

Paul Tonko

Democrat

NY-20

Nay

Edolphus Towns

Democrat

NY-10

Nay

Mike Turner

Republican

OH-10

Nay

Fred Upton

Republican

MI-6

Nay

Chris Van Hollen

Democrat

MD

Nay

Nydia Velázquez

Democrat

NY-7

Nay

Pete Visclosky

Democrat

IN-1

Nay

Greg Walden

Republican

OR-2

Nay

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat

FL-25

Nay

Maxine Waters

Democrat

CA-43

Nay

Diane Watson

Democrat

CA-33

Nay

Henry Waxman

Democrat

CA-33

Nay

Anthony Weiner

Democrat

NY-9

Nay

Peter Welch

Democrat

VT

Nay

Robert Wexler

Democrat

FL-19

Nay

Charles Wilson

Democrat

OH-6

Nay

Lynn Woolsey

Democrat

CA-6

Nay

David Wu

Democrat

OR-1

Nay

John Yarmuth

Democrat

KY-3

Nay

Don Young

Republican

AK-1

Nay

Bobby Bright

Democrat

AL-2

Missed

John Dingell

Democrat

MI-12

Missed

Eni Faleomavaega

Democrat

AS-AL

Missed

Gary Miller

Republican

CA-31

Missed

Pete Olson

Republican

TX-22

Missed

George Radanovich

Republican

CA-19

Missed

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Democrat

Missed

Joe Sestak

Democrat

PA-7

Missed

Jackie Speier

Democrat

CA-14

Missed

John Tanner

Democrat

TN-8

Missed