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House · Roll call 18 · 1st session · Jan. 21, 2021 A vote to pass H.R. 335, a bill that makes an exception to the limit on appointing a Secretary of Defense within seven years of leaving active duty.

Passed326–78 Passage
Question
On Passage
Official record
House roll call 18, 117th Congress, 1st session
Capitol Lens ID
117-h17, used in this page's address. It numbers every House roll call of the 117th Congress in order, so it differs from the official number, which restarts each session.
Bill
H.R. 335, To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 205 · No 15
Republicans
Yes 121 · No 63 · Did not vote 27

President's positions

President Biden's position: wanted a Yes vote

“I ask that Congress grant a waiver to Secretary-designate Austin”

Source: Public statement · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

H.R. 335 allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 20, 2021, to be someone who is at least four years past relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. A Yes vote is a vote to pass the bill in the House.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces.

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Don YoungAK-00RepublicanYes
Jerry L. CarlAL-01RepublicanYes
Barry MooreAL-02RepublicanYes
Mike RogersAL-03RepublicanYes
Robert B. AderholtAL-04RepublicanYes
Mo BrooksAL-05RepublicanYes
Gary J. PalmerAL-06RepublicanYes
Terri A. SewellAL-07DemocratYes
Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordAR-01RepublicanNo
J. French HillAR-02RepublicanNo
Steve WomackAR-03RepublicanYes
Bruce WestermanAR-04RepublicanYes
Tom O’HalleranAZ-01DemocratYes
Ann KirkpatrickAZ-02DemocratYes
Raúl M. GrijalvaAZ-03DemocratYes
Paul A. GosarAZ-04RepublicanNo
Andy BiggsAZ-05RepublicanNo
David SchweikertAZ-06RepublicanYes
Ruben GallegoAZ-07DemocratYes
Debbie LeskoAZ-08RepublicanDid not vote
Greg StantonAZ-09DemocratYes
Doug LaMalfaCA-01RepublicanDid not vote
Jared HuffmanCA-02DemocratYes
John GaramendiCA-03DemocratYes
Tom McClintockCA-04RepublicanNo
Mike ThompsonCA-05DemocratYes
Doris O. MatsuiCA-06DemocratYes
Ami BeraCA-07DemocratYes
Jay ObernolteCA-08RepublicanYes
Jerry McNerneyCA-09DemocratYes
Josh HarderCA-10DemocratYes
Mark DeSaulnierCA-11DemocratYes
Barbara LeeCA-13DemocratYes
Jackie SpeierCA-14DemocratYes
Eric SwalwellCA-15DemocratYes
Jim CostaCA-16DemocratYes
Ro KhannaCA-17DemocratYes
Anna G. EshooCA-18DemocratYes
Zoe LofgrenCA-19DemocratYes
Jimmy PanettaCA-20DemocratYes
David G. ValadaoCA-21RepublicanYes
Devin NunesCA-22RepublicanDid not vote
Kevin McCarthyCA-23RepublicanYes
Salud O. CarbajalCA-24DemocratYes
Mike GarciaCA-25RepublicanYes
Julia BrownleyCA-26DemocratYes
Judy ChuCA-27DemocratYes
Adam B. SchiffCA-28DemocratYes
Tony CárdenasCA-29DemocratYes
Brad ShermanCA-30DemocratYes
Pete AguilarCA-31DemocratYes
Grace F. NapolitanoCA-32DemocratYes
Ted LieuCA-33DemocratYes
Jimmy GomezCA-34DemocratYes
Norma J. TorresCA-35DemocratYes
Raul RuizCA-36DemocratYes
Karen BassCA-37DemocratYes
Linda T. SánchezCA-38DemocratYes
Young KimCA-39RepublicanYes
Lucille Roybal-AllardCA-40DemocratYes
Mark TakanoCA-41DemocratYes
Ken CalvertCA-42RepublicanDid not vote
Maxine WatersCA-43DemocratYes
Nanette Diaz BarragánCA-44DemocratYes
Katie PorterCA-45DemocratNo
J. Luis CorreaCA-46DemocratYes
Alan S. LowenthalCA-47DemocratYes
Michelle SteelCA-48RepublicanYes
Mike LevinCA-49DemocratYes
Darrell IssaCA-50RepublicanYes
Juan VargasCA-51DemocratYes
Scott H. PetersCA-52DemocratYes
Sara JacobsCA-53DemocratYes
Diana DeGetteCO-01DemocratYes
Joe NeguseCO-02DemocratYes
Lauren BoebertCO-03RepublicanNo
Ken BuckCO-04RepublicanYes
Doug LambornCO-05RepublicanNo
Jason CrowCO-06DemocratYes
Ed PerlmutterCO-07DemocratYes
John B. LarsonCT-01DemocratYes
Joe CourtneyCT-02DemocratYes
Rosa L. DeLauroCT-03DemocratYes
James A. HimesCT-04DemocratYes
Jahana HayesCT-05DemocratNo
Lisa Blunt RochesterDE-00DemocratYes
Matt GaetzFL-01RepublicanYes
Neal P. DunnFL-02RepublicanYes
Kat CammackFL-03RepublicanNo
John H. RutherfordFL-04RepublicanDid not vote
Al Lawson, Jr.FL-05DemocratYes
Michael WaltzFL-06RepublicanNo
Stephanie N. MurphyFL-07DemocratYes
Bill PoseyFL-08RepublicanDid not vote
Darren SotoFL-09DemocratYes
Val Butler DemingsFL-10DemocratYes
Daniel WebsterFL-11RepublicanDid not vote
Gus M. BilirakisFL-12RepublicanYes
Charlie CristFL-13DemocratYes
Kathy CastorFL-14DemocratYes
Scott FranklinFL-15RepublicanNo
Vern BuchananFL-16RepublicanYes
W. Gregory SteubeFL-17RepublicanNo
Brian J. MastFL-18RepublicanYes
Byron DonaldsFL-19RepublicanYes
Alcee L. HastingsFL-20DemocratYes
Lois FrankelFL-21DemocratYes
Theodore E. DeutchFL-22DemocratYes
Debbie Wasserman SchultzFL-23DemocratYes
Frederica S. WilsonFL-24DemocratYes
Mario Diaz-BalartFL-25RepublicanYes
Carlos A. GimenezFL-26RepublicanYes
Maria Elvira SalazarFL-27RepublicanYes
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterGA-01RepublicanYes
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.GA-02DemocratYes
A. Drew Ferguson IVGA-03RepublicanYes
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.GA-04DemocratYes
Nikema WilliamsGA-05DemocratYes
Lucy McBathGA-06DemocratYes
Carolyn BourdeauxGA-07DemocratYes
Austin ScottGA-08RepublicanYes
Andrew S. ClydeGA-09RepublicanNo
Jody B. HiceGA-10RepublicanNo
Barry LoudermilkGA-11RepublicanDid not vote
Rick W. AllenGA-12RepublicanYes
David ScottGA-13DemocratYes
Marjorie Taylor GreeneGA-14RepublicanNo
Ed CaseHI-01DemocratYes
Kaiali’i KaheleHI-02DemocratYes
Ashley HinsonIA-01RepublicanYes
Mariannette Miller-MeeksIA-02RepublicanYes
Cynthia AxneIA-03DemocratYes
Randy FeenstraIA-04RepublicanYes
Russ FulcherID-01RepublicanYes
Michael K. SimpsonID-02RepublicanDid not vote
Bobby L. RushIL-01DemocratYes
Robin L. KellyIL-02DemocratYes
Marie NewmanIL-03DemocratYes
Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaIL-04DemocratYes
Mike QuigleyIL-05DemocratYes
Sean CastenIL-06DemocratNo
Danny K. DavisIL-07DemocratYes
Raja KrishnamoorthiIL-08DemocratYes
Janice D. SchakowskyIL-09DemocratYes
Bradley Scott SchneiderIL-10DemocratYes
Bill FosterIL-11DemocratYes
Mike BostIL-12RepublicanYes
Rodney DavisIL-13RepublicanDid not vote
Lauren UnderwoodIL-14DemocratYes
Mary E. MillerIL-15RepublicanNo
Adam KinzingerIL-16RepublicanYes
Cheri BustosIL-17DemocratYes
Darin LaHoodIL-18RepublicanYes
Frank J. MrvanIN-01DemocratYes
Jackie WalorskiIN-02RepublicanNo
Jim BanksIN-03RepublicanNo
James R. BairdIN-04RepublicanNo
Victoria SpartzIN-05RepublicanNo
Greg PenceIN-06RepublicanDid not vote
André CarsonIN-07DemocratYes
Larry BucshonIN-08RepublicanYes
Trey HollingsworthIN-09RepublicanNo
Tracey MannKS-01RepublicanNo
Jake LaTurnerKS-02RepublicanNo
Sharice DavidsKS-03DemocratYes
Ron EstesKS-04RepublicanNo
James ComerKY-01RepublicanYes
Brett GuthrieKY-02RepublicanYes
John A. YarmuthKY-03DemocratYes
Thomas MassieKY-04RepublicanNo
Harold RogersKY-05RepublicanYes
Andy BarrKY-06RepublicanDid not vote
Steve ScaliseLA-01RepublicanYes
Clay HigginsLA-03RepublicanDid not vote
Mike JohnsonLA-04RepublicanNo
Garret GravesLA-06RepublicanDid not vote
Richard E. NealMA-01DemocratYes
James P. McGovernMA-02DemocratYes
Lori TrahanMA-03DemocratYes
Jake AuchinclossMA-04DemocratYes
Katherine M. ClarkMA-05DemocratYes
Seth MoultonMA-06DemocratNo
Ayanna PressleyMA-07DemocratNo
Stephen F. LynchMA-08DemocratYes
William R. KeatingMA-09DemocratYes
Andy HarrisMD-01RepublicanNo
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMD-02DemocratYes
John P. SarbanesMD-03DemocratYes
Anthony G. BrownMD-04DemocratYes
Steny H. HoyerMD-05DemocratYes
David J. TroneMD-06DemocratYes
Kweisi MfumeMD-07DemocratYes
Jamie RaskinMD-08DemocratYes
Chellie PingreeME-01DemocratYes
Jared F. GoldenME-02DemocratNo
Jack BergmanMI-01RepublicanNo
Bill HuizengaMI-02RepublicanYes
Peter MeijerMI-03RepublicanNo
John R. MoolenaarMI-04RepublicanYes
Daniel T. KildeeMI-05DemocratYes
Fred UptonMI-06RepublicanYes
Tim WalbergMI-07RepublicanYes
Elissa SlotkinMI-08DemocratYes
Andy LevinMI-09DemocratYes
Lisa C. McClainMI-10RepublicanYes
Haley M. StevensMI-11DemocratYes
Debbie DingellMI-12DemocratYes
Rashida TlaibMI-13DemocratNo
Brenda L. LawrenceMI-14DemocratYes
Jim HagedornMN-01RepublicanDid not vote
Angie CraigMN-02DemocratYes
Dean PhillipsMN-03DemocratYes
Betty McCollumMN-04DemocratYes
Ilhan OmarMN-05DemocratNo
Tom EmmerMN-06RepublicanNo
Michelle FischbachMN-07RepublicanNo
Pete StauberMN-08RepublicanNo
Cori BushMO-01DemocratNo
Ann WagnerMO-02RepublicanYes
Blaine LuetkemeyerMO-03RepublicanYes
Vicky HartzlerMO-04RepublicanDid not vote
Emanuel CleaverMO-05DemocratYes
Sam GravesMO-06RepublicanDid not vote
Billy LongMO-07RepublicanYes
Jason SmithMO-08RepublicanNo
Trent KellyMS-01RepublicanYes
Bennie G. ThompsonMS-02DemocratYes
Michael GuestMS-03RepublicanYes
Steven M. PalazzoMS-04RepublicanYes
Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.MT-00RepublicanNo
G. K. ButterfieldNC-01DemocratYes
Deborah K. RossNC-02DemocratYes
Gregory F. MurphyNC-03RepublicanNo
David E. PriceNC-04DemocratYes
Virginia FoxxNC-05RepublicanYes
Kathy E. ManningNC-06DemocratYes
David RouzerNC-07RepublicanNo
Richard HudsonNC-08RepublicanYes
Dan BishopNC-09RepublicanYes
Patrick T. McHenryNC-10RepublicanYes
Madison CawthornNC-11RepublicanNo
Alma S. AdamsNC-12DemocratYes
Ted BuddNC-13RepublicanNo
Kelly ArmstrongND-00RepublicanDid not vote
Jeff FortenberryNE-01RepublicanYes
Don BaconNE-02RepublicanYes
Adrian SmithNE-03RepublicanYes
Chris PappasNH-01DemocratYes
Ann M. KusterNH-02DemocratYes
Donald NorcrossNJ-01DemocratYes
Jefferson Van DrewNJ-02RepublicanYes
Andy KimNJ-03DemocratYes
Christopher H. SmithNJ-04RepublicanYes
Josh GottheimerNJ-05DemocratYes
Frank Pallone, Jr.NJ-06DemocratYes
Tom MalinowskiNJ-07DemocratNo
Albio SiresNJ-08DemocratYes
Bill Pascrell, Jr.NJ-09DemocratYes
Donald M. Payne, Jr.NJ-10DemocratYes
Mikie SherrillNJ-11DemocratYes
Bonnie Watson ColemanNJ-12DemocratYes
Debra A. HaalandNM-01DemocratYes
Yvette HerrellNM-02RepublicanNo
Teresa Leger FernandezNM-03DemocratYes
Dina TitusNV-01DemocratYes
Mark E. AmodeiNV-02RepublicanYes
Susie LeeNV-03DemocratYes
Steven HorsfordNV-04DemocratYes
Lee M. ZeldinNY-01RepublicanYes
Andrew R. GarbarinoNY-02RepublicanYes
Thomas R. SuozziNY-03DemocratYes
Kathleen M. RiceNY-04DemocratYes
Gregory W. MeeksNY-05DemocratYes
Grace MengNY-06DemocratYes
Nydia M. VelázquezNY-07DemocratYes
Hakeem S. JeffriesNY-08DemocratYes
Yvette D. ClarkeNY-09DemocratYes
Jerrold NadlerNY-10DemocratYes
Nicole MalliotakisNY-11RepublicanYes
Carolyn B. MaloneyNY-12DemocratYes
Adriano EspaillatNY-13DemocratYes
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezNY-14DemocratNo
Ritchie TorresNY-15DemocratYes
Jamaal BowmanNY-16DemocratNo
Mondaire JonesNY-17DemocratYes
Sean Patrick MaloneyNY-18DemocratYes
Antonio DelgadoNY-19DemocratYes
Paul TonkoNY-20DemocratYes
Elise M. StefanikNY-21RepublicanYes
Tom ReedNY-23RepublicanYes
John KatkoNY-24RepublicanYes
Joseph D. MorelleNY-25DemocratYes
Brian HigginsNY-26DemocratYes
Chris JacobsNY-27RepublicanYes
Steve ChabotOH-01RepublicanYes
Brad R. WenstrupOH-02RepublicanNo
Joyce BeattyOH-03DemocratYes
Jim JordanOH-04RepublicanYes
Robert E. LattaOH-05RepublicanYes
Bill JohnsonOH-06RepublicanYes
Bob GibbsOH-07RepublicanDid not vote
Warren DavidsonOH-08RepublicanNo
Marcy KapturOH-09DemocratYes
Michael R. TurnerOH-10RepublicanYes
Marcia L. FudgeOH-11DemocratYes
Troy BaldersonOH-12RepublicanNo
Tim RyanOH-13DemocratYes
David P. JoyceOH-14RepublicanYes
Steve StiversOH-15RepublicanYes
Anthony GonzalezOH-16RepublicanNo
Kevin HernOK-01RepublicanDid not vote
Markwayne MullinOK-02RepublicanNo
Frank D. LucasOK-03RepublicanYes
Tom ColeOK-04RepublicanYes
Stephanie I. BiceOK-05RepublicanYes
Suzanne BonamiciOR-01DemocratYes
Cliff BentzOR-02RepublicanYes
Earl BlumenauerOR-03DemocratYes
Peter A. DeFazioOR-04DemocratYes
Kurt SchraderOR-05DemocratYes
Brian K. FitzpatrickPA-01RepublicanYes
Brendan F. BoylePA-02DemocratYes
Dwight EvansPA-03DemocratYes
Madeleine DeanPA-04DemocratYes
Mary Gay ScanlonPA-05DemocratYes
Chrissy HoulahanPA-06DemocratYes
Susan WildPA-07DemocratYes
Matt CartwrightPA-08DemocratYes
Daniel MeuserPA-09RepublicanYes
Scott PerryPA-10RepublicanNo
Lloyd SmuckerPA-11RepublicanYes
Fred KellerPA-12RepublicanNo
John JoycePA-13RepublicanNo
Guy ReschenthalerPA-14RepublicanNo
Glenn ThompsonPA-15RepublicanYes
Mike KellyPA-16RepublicanYes
Conor LambPA-17DemocratYes
Michael F. DoylePA-18DemocratYes
David N. CicillineRI-01DemocratYes
James R. LangevinRI-02DemocratYes
Nancy MaceSC-01RepublicanYes
Joe WilsonSC-02RepublicanYes
Jeff DuncanSC-03RepublicanDid not vote
William R. Timmons IVSC-04RepublicanYes
Ralph NormanSC-05RepublicanDid not vote
James E. ClyburnSC-06DemocratYes
Tom RiceSC-07RepublicanYes
Dusty JohnsonSD-00RepublicanNo
Diana HarshbargerTN-01RepublicanNo
Tim BurchettTN-02RepublicanNo
Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannTN-03RepublicanYes
Scott DesJarlaisTN-04RepublicanYes
Jim CooperTN-05DemocratYes
John W. RoseTN-06RepublicanNo
Mark E. GreenTN-07RepublicanYes
David KustoffTN-08RepublicanYes
Steve CohenTN-09DemocratYes
Louie GohmertTX-01RepublicanNo
Dan CrenshawTX-02RepublicanYes
Van TaylorTX-03RepublicanYes
Pat FallonTX-04RepublicanYes
Lance GoodenTX-05RepublicanNo
Ron WrightTX-06RepublicanDid not vote
Lizzie FletcherTX-07DemocratYes
Kevin BradyTX-08RepublicanDid not vote
Al GreenTX-09DemocratYes
Michael T. McCaulTX-10RepublicanYes
August PflugerTX-11RepublicanYes
Kay GrangerTX-12RepublicanDid not vote
Ronny JacksonTX-13RepublicanYes
Randy K. Weber, Sr.TX-14RepublicanNo
Vicente GonzalezTX-15DemocratYes
Veronica EscobarTX-16DemocratYes
Pete SessionsTX-17RepublicanYes
Sheila Jackson LeeTX-18DemocratYes
Jodey C. ArringtonTX-19RepublicanDid not vote
Joaquin CastroTX-20DemocratYes
Chip RoyTX-21RepublicanDid not vote
Troy E. NehlsTX-22RepublicanYes
Tony GonzalesTX-23RepublicanYes
Beth Van DuyneTX-24RepublicanYes
Roger WilliamsTX-25RepublicanYes
Michael C. BurgessTX-26RepublicanYes
Michael CloudTX-27RepublicanNo
Henry CuellarTX-28DemocratYes
Sylvia R. GarciaTX-29DemocratYes
Eddie Bernice JohnsonTX-30DemocratYes
John R. CarterTX-31RepublicanYes
Colin Z. AllredTX-32DemocratYes
Marc A. VeaseyTX-33DemocratYes
Filemon VelaTX-34DemocratYes
Lloyd DoggettTX-35DemocratYes
Brian BabinTX-36RepublicanNo
Blake D. MooreUT-01RepublicanYes
Chris StewartUT-02RepublicanNo
John R. CurtisUT-03RepublicanYes
Burgess OwensUT-04RepublicanYes
Robert J. WittmanVA-01RepublicanYes
Elaine G. LuriaVA-02DemocratYes
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottVA-03DemocratYes
A. Donald McEachinVA-04DemocratYes
Bob GoodVA-05RepublicanNo
Ben ClineVA-06RepublicanNo
Abigail Davis SpanbergerVA-07DemocratYes
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.VA-08DemocratYes
H. Morgan GriffithVA-09RepublicanYes
Jennifer WextonVA-10DemocratYes
Gerald E. ConnollyVA-11DemocratYes
Peter WelchVT-00DemocratYes
Suzan K. DelBeneWA-01DemocratYes
Rick LarsenWA-02DemocratYes
Jaime Herrera BeutlerWA-03RepublicanYes
Dan NewhouseWA-04RepublicanNo
Cathy McMorris RodgersWA-05RepublicanYes
Derek KilmerWA-06DemocratYes
Pramila JayapalWA-07DemocratNo
Kim SchrierWA-08DemocratYes
Adam SmithWA-09DemocratYes
Marilyn StricklandWA-10DemocratYes
Bryan SteilWI-01RepublicanNo
Mark PocanWI-02DemocratYes
Ron KindWI-03DemocratNo
Gwen MooreWI-04DemocratNo
Scott FitzgeraldWI-05RepublicanYes
Glenn GrothmanWI-06RepublicanYes
Thomas P. TiffanyWI-07RepublicanYes
Mike GallagherWI-08RepublicanNo
David B. McKinleyWV-01RepublicanYes
Alexander X. MooneyWV-02RepublicanYes
Carol D. MillerWV-03RepublicanYes
Liz CheneyWY-00RepublicanNo