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Vote number 2003-124 prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
on Apr 9, 2003 regarding bill HR 1036 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
Results: Bill Passed 285-140: R 221-3; D 63-137

Vote to pass a bill that would prohibit liability lawsuits from being brought against gun manufacturers and dealers based on the criminal misuse of firearms. The bill would also block these actions from being brought up against gun trade organizations and against ammunition makers and sellers. The measure would apply immediately to any pending cases. Several specific exceptions to the ban exist. This includes civil suits would be allowed against a maker or dealer who "knowingly and willfully violated" state or federal laws in the selling or marketing of a weapon. Design and manufacturing defect lawsuits are also permitted when weapons are "used as intended.

Categorized under Gun Control

Voting Y counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 10: Absolute right to gun ownership.



Democrats voting on 2003-124

Neil Abercrombie NOHawaii Democrat
Gary Ackerman NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Rodney Alexander YESLouisiana Democrat
Tom Allen NOMaine Democrat
Rob Andrews NONew Jersey Democrat
Joe Baca YESCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird YESWashington Democrat
Tammy Baldwin NOWisconsin Democrat
Frank Ballance NONorth Carolina Democrat (Until 2004)
Xavier Becerra NOCalifornia Democrat
Chris Bell YESTexas Democrat
Shelley Berkley NONevada Democrat
Howard Berman NOCalifornia Democrat
Marion Berry YESArkansas Democrat
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop NONew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer NOOregon Democrat
Leonard Boswell YESIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher YESVirginia Democrat
Robert Brady NOPennsylvania Democrat
Corrine Brown YESFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown NOOhio Democrat
Lois Capps NOCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano NOMassachusetts Democrat
Benjamin Cardin NOMaryland Democrat
Dennis Cardoza YESCalifornia Democrat
Brad Carson YESOklahoma Democrat (retired)
Julia Carson NOIndiana Democrat
Ed Case NOHawaii Democrat
William Lacy Clay NOMissouri Democrat
Eva Clayton YESNorth Carolina Democrat (Until 2004)
James Clyburn NOSouth Carolina Democrat
John Conyers NOMichigan Democrat
Jim Cooper YESTennessee Democrat
Jerry Costello YESIllinois Democrat
Bud Cramer YESAlabama Democrat
Joseph Crowley NONew York Democrat
Elijah Cummings NOMaryland Democrat
Artur Davis YESAlabama Democrat
Jim Davis NOFlorida Democrat
Lincoln Davis YESTennessee Democrat
Susan Davis NOCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio YESOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette NOColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt NOMassachusetts Democrat
Rosa DeLauro NOConnecticut Democrat
Peter Deutsch NOFlorida Democrat (Until 2004)
Norm Dicks NOWashington Democrat
John Dingell YESMichigan Democrat
Lloyd Doggett NOTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Cal Dooley YESCalifornia Democrat (Until 2004)
Mike Doyle NOPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Rahm Emanuel NOIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel NONew 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 NOTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Bart Gordon YESTennessee Democrat
Gene Green YESTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva NOArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez NOIllinois Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall YESTexas Democrat
Jane Harman NOCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings NOFlorida Democrat
Baron Hill YESIndiana Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Maurice Hinchey NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa YESTexas Democrat
Joseph Hoeffel NOPennsylvania Democrat (Until 2004)
Tim Holden YESPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt NONew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda NOCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley NOOregon Democrat
Steny Hoyer NOMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee NOWashington Democrat
Steve Israel NONew York Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson NOIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee NOTexas Democrat
William Jefferson NOLouisiana Democrat
Chris John YESLouisiana Democrat (Until 2004)
Eddie Bernice Johnson NOTexas Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones NOOhio Democrat
Paul Kanjorski YESPennsylvania Democrat
Marcy Kaptur YESOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy NORhode 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 YESWashington Democrat
John Larson NOConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee NOCalifornia Democrat
Sander Levin NOMichigan Democrat
John Lewis NOGeorgia Democrat
William Lipinski YESIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
Zoe Lofgren NOCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey NONew York Democrat
Ken Lucas YESKentucky Democrat (Until 2004)
Steve Lynch NOMassachusetts Democrat
Denise Majette NOGeorgia Democrat (Until 2004)
Carolyn Maloney NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey NOMassachusetts Democrat
Jim Marshall YESGeorgia Democrat
Jim Matheson YESUtah Democrat
Robert Matsui NOCalifornia Democrat (deceased)
Carolyn McCarthy NONew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Betty McCollum NOMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott NOWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern NOMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Michael McNulty NONew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan NOMassachusetts Democrat
Kendrick Meek NOFlorida Democrat
Gregory Meeks NONew York Dem./Working-Families
Robert Menendez NONew Jersey Democrat
Michael Michaud YESMaine Democrat
Juanita Millender-McDonald NOCalifornia Democrat
Brad Miller NONorth Carolina Democrat
George Miller NOCalifornia Democrat
Alan Mollohan YESWest Virginia Democrat
Dennis Moore NOKansas 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 YESWisconsin Democrat
John Olver NOMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz YESTexas Democrat
Major Owens NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
Frank Pallone NONew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell NONew 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 YESWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes YESTexas Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez YESTexas Democrat
Mike Ross YESArkansas Democrat
Steven Rothman NONew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard NOCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger NOMaryland Democrat
Bobby Rush NOIllinois Democrat
Tim Ryan YESOhio Democrat
Martin Sabo NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Linda Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
Max Sandlin YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Jan Schakowsky NOIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff NOCalifornia Democrat
Bobby Scott NOVirginia Democrat
David Scott YESGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Brad Sherman NOCalifornia 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 YESOhio Democrat
Bart Stupak YESMichigan Democrat
John Tanner YESTennessee Democrat
Ellen Tauscher NOCalifornia Democrat
Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat
Bennie Thompson NOMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson YESCalifornia 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
Chris Van Hollen NOMaryland 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 NOCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Robert Wexler NOFlorida Democrat
Lynn Woolsey NOCalifornia Democrat
David Wu NOOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn NOMaryland Democrat



Republicans voting on 2003-124

Robert Aderholt YESAlabama Republican
Todd Akin YESMissouri Republican
Spencer Bachus YESAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker YESLouisiana Republican
Cass Ballenger YESNorth Carolina Republican
Gresham Barrett YESSouth Carolina Republican
Roscoe Bartlett YESMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton YESTexas Republican
Charlie Bass YESNew Hampshire Republican
Bob Beauprez YESColorado Republican
Doug Bereuter YESNebraska Republican (Until 2004)
Judy Biggert YESIllinois Republican
Michael Bilirakis YESFlorida Republican
Rob Bishop YESUtah Republican
Marsha Blackburn YESTennessee Republican
Roy Blunt YESMissouri Republican
Sherry Boehlert YESNew York Republican/Independence
John Boehner YESOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla YESTexas Republican
Jo Bonner YESAlabama Republican
Mary Bono YESCalifornia Republican
John Boozman YESArkansas Republican
Jeb Bradley YESNew Hampshire Republican
Kevin Brady YESTexas Republican
Henry Brown YESSouth Carolina Republican
Ginny Brown-Waite YESFlorida Republican
Michael Burgess YESTexas Republican
Max Burns YESGeorgia Republican (Until 2004)
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
John Carter YESTexas Republican
Michael Castle NODelaware Republican
Steve Chabot YESOhio Republican
Chris Chocola YESIndiana Republican
John Howard Coble YESNorth Carolina Republican
Tom Cole YESOklahoma 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
Mario Diaz-Balart YESFlorida Republican
John Doolittle YESCalifornia Republican
David Dreier YESCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan YESTennessee Republican
Jennifer Dunn YESWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Vernon Ehlers YESMichigan Republican
Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
Phil English YESPennsylvania Republican
Terry Everett YESAlabama Republican
Tom Feeney YESFlorida Republican
Mike Ferguson YESNew Jersey Republican
Jeff Flake YESArizona Republican
Mark Foley YESFlorida Republican
Randy Forbes YESVirginia Republican
Vito Fossella YESNew York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life
Trent Franks YESArizona Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen YESNew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly YESCalifornia Republican
Scott Garrett YESNew Jersey Republican
Jim Gerlach YESPennsylvania Republican
Jim Gibbons YESNevada Republican
Wayne Gilchrest YESMaryland Republican
Paul Gillmor YESOhio Republican
Phil Gingrey YESGeorgia Republican
Virgil Goode YESVirginia Republican
Bob Goodlatte YESVirginia Republican
Porter Goss YESFlorida Republican (Until 2004)
Kay Granger YESTexas Republican
Samuel Graves YESMissouri Republican
Mark Green YESWisconsin Republican
Jim Greenwood YESPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
Gil Gutknecht YESMinnesota Republican
Katherine Harris YESFlorida Republican
Melissa Hart YESPennsylvania Republican
Doc Hastings YESWashington Republican
Robin Hayes YESNorth Carolina Republican
J.D. Hayworth YESArizona Republican
Joel Hefley YESColorado Republican
Jeb Hensarling YESTexas Republican
Wally Herger YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Hobson YESOhio Republican
Peter Hoekstra YESMichigan Republican
John Hostettler YESIndiana Republican
Kenny Hulshof YESMissouri Republican
Duncan Hunter YESCalifornia 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
Steve King YESIowa Republican
Jack Kingston YESGeorgia Republican
Mark Kirk YESIllinois Republican
John Kline YESMinnesota Republican
Joe Knollenberg YESMichigan Republican
Jim Kolbe YESArizona Republican
Ray LaHood YESIllinois Republican
Tom Latham YESIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette YESOhio Republican
Jim Leach YESIowa Republican
Jerry Lewis YESCalifornia Republican
Ron Lewis YESKentucky Republican
John Linder YESGeorgia Republican
Frank LoBiondo YESNew Jersey Republican
Donald Manzullo YESIllinois Republican
Thad McCotter YESMichigan 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
Candice Miller YESMichigan Republican
Gary Miller YESCalifornia Republican
Jeff Miller YESFlorida Republican
Jerry Moran YESKansas Republican
Tim Murphy YESPennsylvania Republican
Marilyn Musgrave YESColorado 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
Devin Nunes YESCalifornia 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
Steve Pearce YESNew Mexico 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
Jon Porter YESNevada 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
Rick Renzi YESArizona Republican
Thomas Reynolds YESNew York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004)
Hal Rogers YESKentucky Republican
Michael Rogers YESAlabama Republican
Mike Rogers YESMichigan Republican
Dana Rohrabacher YESCalifornia Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen YESFlorida Republican
Ed Royce YESCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan YESWisconsin 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 NOConnecticut 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 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)
Mike Turner YESOhio Republican
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 2003-124

Tom Lantos NOCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
Bernie Sanders YESVermont Independent