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Vote number 2007-244 allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation
on Apr 20, 2007 regarding bill H R 1257 Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act
Results: Bill passed, 269-134

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation [and as part of that process, fully disclosing executive compensation].

Proponents support voting YES because:

We should not deprive the public, the stockholders, from being able to do anything meaningful once they find out about scandalous levels of executive compensation or board compensation. Everyone talks about the corporate board as the remedy. But the board is often a part of the problem, being paid huge amounts of money for showing up once or twice a year at meetings.

Give the stockholders a meaningful remedy. Once you get the mandatory disclosure put in place by previous legislation, we are saying the stockholders should be allowed to have a referendum on that and not have a runaround by the board.

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Democrats voting on 2007-244

Neil Abercrombie YESHawaii Democrat
Gary Ackerman YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tom Allen YESMaine Democrat
Jason Altmire YESPennsylvania Democrat
Rob Andrews YESNew Jersey Democrat
Michael Arcuri YESNew York Democrat
Joe Baca YESCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird YESWashington Democrat
Tammy Baldwin YESWisconsin Democrat
John Barrow YESGeorgia Democrat
Melissa Bean YESIllinois Democrat
Xavier Becerra YESCalifornia Democrat
Shelley Berkley YESNevada Democrat
Howard Berman YESCalifornia Democrat
Marion Berry YESArkansas Democrat
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop YESNew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer YESOregon Democrat
Dan Boren YESOklahoma Democrat
Leonard Boswell YESIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher YESVirginia Democrat
Allen Boyd NOFlorida Democrat
Nancy Boyda NOKansas Democrat
Bruce Braley YESIowa Democrat
Corrine Brown YESFlorida Democrat
G.K. Butterfield YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Lois Capps YESCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano YESMassachusetts Democrat
Dennis Cardoza NOCalifornia Democrat
Russ Carnahan YESMissouri Democrat
Chris Carney YESPennsylvania Democrat
Julia Carson YESIndiana Democrat
Kathy Castor YESFlorida Democrat
Ben Chandler YESKentucky Democrat
Yvette Clarke YESNew York Democrat
William Lacy Clay YESMissouri Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver YESMissouri Democrat
James Clyburn YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Steve Cohen YESTennessee Democrat
Jim Cooper YESTennessee Democrat
Jim Costa YESCalifornia Democrat
Joe Courtney YESConnecticut Democrat
Bud Cramer YESAlabama Democrat
Joseph Crowley YESNew York Democrat
Henry Cuellar NOTexas Democrat
Elijah Cummings YESMaryland Democrat
Artur Davis YESAlabama Democrat
Danny Davis YESIllinois Democrat
Lincoln Davis YESTennessee Democrat
Susan Davis YESCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio YESOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette YESColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt YESMassachusetts Democrat
Rosa DeLauro YESConnecticut Democrat
Norm Dicks YESWashington Democrat
John Dingell YESMichigan Democrat
Lloyd Doggett YESTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Joe Donnelly YESIndiana Democrat
Mike Doyle YESPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Keith Ellison YESMinnesota Democrat
Brad Ellsworth YESIndiana Democrat
Rahm Emanuel YESIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo YESCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Sam Farr YESCalifornia Democrat
Bob Filner YESCalifornia Democrat
Barney Frank YESMassachusetts Democrat
Gabby Giffords YESArizona Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand YESNew York Democrat
Bart Gordon YESTennessee Democrat
Al Green YESTexas Democrat
Gene Green YESTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva YESArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez YESIllinois Democrat
John Hall YESNew York Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall NOTexas Democrat
Phil Hare YESIllinois Democrat
Jane Harman YESCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings YESFlorida Democrat
Stephanie Herseth YESSouth Dakota Democratic Challenger
Maurice Hinchey YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa YESTexas Democrat
Mazie Hirono YESHawaii Democrat
Paul Hodes YESNew Hampshire Democrat
Tim Holden YESPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt YESNew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda YESCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley YESOregon Democrat
Steny Hoyer YESMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee YESWashington Democrat
Steve Israel YESNew York Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson YESIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee YESTexas Democrat
William Jefferson YESLouisiana Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson YESTexas Democrat
Hank Johnson YESGeorgia Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones YESOhio Democrat
Steve Kagen YESWisconsin Democrat
Paul Kanjorski YESPennsylvania Democrat
Marcy Kaptur YESOhio Democrat
Dale Kildee YESMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick YESMichigan Democrat
Ron Kind YESWisconsin Democrat
Ron Klein YESFlorida Democrat
Dennis Kucinich YESOhio Democrat
James Langevin YESRhode Island Democrat
Rick Larsen YESWashington Democrat
John Larson YESConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee YESCalifornia Democrat
John Lewis YESGeorgia Democrat
Dan Lipinski YESIllinois Democrat
David Loebsack YESIowa Democrat
Zoe Lofgren YESCalifornia Democrat
Steve Lynch YESMassachusetts Democrat
Tim Mahoney YESFlorida Democrat
Carolyn Maloney YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey YESMassachusetts Democrat
Jim Marshall YESGeorgia Democrat
Jim Matheson YESUtah Democrat
Doris Matsui YESCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy YESNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Betty McCollum YESMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott YESWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern YESMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Jerry McNerney YESCalifornia Democrat
Michael McNulty YESNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan YESMassachusetts Democrat
Gregory Meeks YESNew York Dem./Working-Families
Michael Michaud YESMaine Democrat
Brad Miller YESNorth Carolina Democrat
George Miller YESCalifornia Democrat
Harry Mitchell YESArizona Democrat
Dennis Moore YESKansas Democrat
Gwen Moore YESWisconsin Democrat
James Moran YESVirginia Democrat
Chris Murphy YESConnecticut Democrat
Patrick Murphy YESPennsylvania Democrat
John Murtha YESPennsylvania Democrat
Jerrold Nadler YESNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano YESCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal YESMassachusetts Democrat
James Oberstar YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
David Obey YESWisconsin Democrat
John Olver YESMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz YESTexas Democrat
Frank Pallone YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor YESArizona Democrat
Donald Payne YESNew Jersey Democrat
Collin Peterson YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Earl Pomeroy YESNorth Dakota Democrat
David Eugene Price YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall YESWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes YESTexas Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez YESTexas Democrat
Steven Rothman YESNew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard YESCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger YESMaryland Democrat
Tim Ryan YESOhio Democrat
John Salazar YESColorado Democrat
Linda Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
John Sarbanes YESMaryland Democrat
Jan Schakowsky YESIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff YESCalifornia Democrat
Allyson Schwartz YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bobby Scott YESVirginia Democrat
David Scott YESGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Joe Sestak YESPennsylvania Democrat
Carol Shea-Porter YESNew Hampshire Democrat
Brad Sherman YESCalifornia Democrat
Heath Shuler YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Albio Sires YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ike Skelton YESMissouri Democrat
Louise Slaughter YESNew York Democrat
Vic Snyder YESArkansas Democrat
Hilda Solis YESCalifornia Democrat
Zack Space YESOhio Democrat
John Spratt YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Pete Stark YESCalifornia Democrat
Bart Stupak YESMichigan Democrat
Betty Sutton YESOhio Democrat
John Tanner NOTennessee Democrat
Ellen Tauscher YESCalifornia Democrat
Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat
Bennie Thompson YESMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson YESCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney YESMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Mark Udall YESColorado Democrat
Tom Udall YESNew Mexico Democrat
Chris Van Hollen YESMaryland Democrat
Nydia Velazquez YESNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Peter Visclosky YESIndiana Democrat
Tim Walz YESMinnesota Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz YESFlorida Democrat
Maxine Waters YESCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson YESCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman YESCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Peter Welch YESVermont Democrat
Robert Wexler YESFlorida Democrat
Charlie Wilson YESOhio Democrat
Lynn Woolsey YESCalifornia Democrat
David Wu YESOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn YESMaryland Democrat
John Yarmuth YESKentucky Democrat



Republicans voting on 2007-244

Robert Aderholt NOAlabama Republican
Todd Akin NOMissouri Republican
Michele Bachmann NOMinnesota Republican
Spencer Bachus NOAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker NOLouisiana Republican
Gresham Barrett NOSouth Carolina Republican
Roscoe Bartlett YESMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton NOTexas Republican
Judy Biggert NOIllinois Republican
Brian Bilbray NOCalifornia Republican (re-elected 2006)
Gus Bilirakis YESFlorida Republican
Marsha Blackburn NOTennessee Republican
Roy Blunt NOMissouri Republican
John Boehner NOOhio Republican
Jo Bonner NOAlabama Republican
Mary Bono YESCalifornia Republican
John Boozman YESArkansas Republican
Charles Boustany NOLouisiana Republican
Kevin Brady NOTexas Republican
Henry Brown NOSouth Carolina Republican
Ginny Brown-Waite YESFlorida Republican
Vern Buchanan NOFlorida Republican
Michael Burgess YESTexas Republican
Dan Burton NOIndiana Republican
Steve Buyer NOIndiana Republican
Ken Calvert NOCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp YESMichigan Republican
John Campbell NOCalifornia Republican
Chris Cannon NOUtah Republican
Shelley Moore Capito YESWest Virginia Republican
John Carter NOTexas Republican
Michael Castle NODelaware Republican
Steve Chabot YESOhio Republican
John Howard Coble NONorth Carolina Republican
Tom Cole NOOklahoma Republican
Mike Conaway NOTexas Republican
Ander Crenshaw NOFlorida Republican
John Culberson NOTexas Republican
David Davis NOTennessee Republican
Geoff Davis NOKentucky Republican
Tom Davis NOVirginia Republican
Nathan Deal NOGeorgia Republican
Lincoln Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Republican
Mario Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Republican
John Doolittle NOCalifornia Republican
Thelma Drake NOVirginia Republican
David Dreier NOCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan YESTennessee Republican
Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
Phil English NOPennsylvania Republican
Terry Everett NOAlabama Republican
Mary Fallin NOOklahoma Republican
Tom Feeney NOFlorida Republican
Jeff Flake NOArizona Republican
Randy Forbes NOVirginia Republican
Jeff Fortenberry YESNebraska Republican
Vito Fossella NONew York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life
Virginia Foxx NONorth Carolina Republican
Trent Franks NOArizona Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen NONew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly NOCalifornia Republican
Scott Garrett NONew Jersey Republican
Wayne Gilchrest YESMaryland Republican
Paul Gillmor YESOhio Republican
Phil Gingrey NOGeorgia Republican
Virgil Goode NOVirginia Republican
Bob Goodlatte NOVirginia Republican
Kay Granger NOTexas Republican
Samuel Graves NOMissouri Republican
Denny Hastert NOIllinois Republican
Doc Hastings NOWashington Republican
Dean Heller YESNevada Republican
Jeb Hensarling NOTexas Republican
Wally Herger NOCalifornia Republican
Dave Hobson YESOhio Republican
Kenny Hulshof NOMissouri Republican
Bob Inglis NOSouth Carolina Republican
Darrell Issa NOCalifornia Republican
Bobby Jindal YESLouisiana Republican
Sam Johnson NOTexas Republican
Timothy Johnson YESIllinois Republican
Jim Jordan NOOhio Republican
Ric Keller YESFlorida Republican
Peter King NONew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Steve King NOIowa Republican
Jack Kingston NOGeorgia Republican
Mark Kirk YESIllinois Republican
John Kline NOMinnesota Republican
Joe Knollenberg YESMichigan Republican
Randy Kuhl NONew York Republican
Ray LaHood YESIllinois Republican
Doug Lamborn NOColorado Republican
Tom Latham NOIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette NOOhio Republican
Jerry Lewis NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Lewis NOKentucky Republican
John Linder NOGeorgia Republican
Frank LoBiondo YESNew Jersey Republican
Frank Dean Lucas NOOklahoma Republican
Dan Lungren NOCalifornia Republican
Connie Mack IV NOFlorida Republican
Donald Manzullo NOIllinois Republican
Kenny Marchant NOTexas Republican
Kevin McCarthy NOCalifornia Republican
Michael McCaul NOTexas Republican
Thad McCotter NOMichigan Republican
Jim McCrery NOLouisiana Republican
Patrick McHenry NONorth Carolina Republican
John McHugh NONew York Republican/Conservative
Buck McKeon NOCalifornia Republican
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers YESWashington Republican
John Mica NOFlorida Republican
Candice Miller YESMichigan Republican
Gary Miller NOCalifornia Republican
Jeff Miller NOFlorida Republican
Jerry Moran YESKansas Republican
Tim Murphy YESPennsylvania Republican
Marilyn Musgrave NOColorado Republican
Sue Myrick YESNorth Carolina Republican
Randy Neugebauer NOTexas Republican
Devin Nunes NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Paul NOTexas Republican
Steve Pearce NONew Mexico Republican
Mike Pence NOIndiana Republican
John Peterson NOPennsylvania Republican
Tom Petri YESWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts NOPennsylvania Republican
Todd Platts YESPennsylvania Republican
Ted Poe NOTexas Republican
Jon Porter YESNevada Republican
Tom Price NOGeorgia Republican
Deborah Pryce YESOhio Republican
Adam Putnam NOFlorida Republican
George Radanovich NOCalifornia Republican
Jim Ramstad YESMinnesota Republican
Ralph Regula YESOhio Republican
Dennis Rehberg NOMontana Republican
Dave Reichert NOWashington Republican
Rick Renzi NOArizona Republican
Thomas Reynolds NONew York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004)
Hal Rogers YESKentucky Republican
Michael Rogers NOAlabama Republican
Mike Rogers NOMichigan Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen YESFlorida Republican
Peter Roskam NOIllinois Republican
Ed Royce NOCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan YESWisconsin Republican
Bill Sali NOIdaho Republican
Jim Saxton YESNew Jersey Republican
Jean Schmidt NOOhio Republican
James Sensenbrenner YESWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions NOTexas Republican
John Shadegg NOArizona Republican
Christopher Shays NOConnecticut Republican
John Shimkus YESIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster YESPennsylvania Republican
Mike Simpson NOIdaho Republican
Adrian Smith NONebraska Republican
Christopher Smith YESNew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith NOTexas Republican
Linda Smith YESWashington Republican Former (1994-)
Mark Souder YESIndiana Republican
Cliff Stearns YESFlorida Republican
John Sullivan NOOklahoma Republican
Tom Tancredo NOColorado Republican
Lee Terry NONebraska Republican
Todd Tiahrt NOKansas Republican
Pat Tiberi YESOhio Republican
Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
Tim Walberg NOMichigan Republican
Greg Walden YESOregon Republican
Zach Wamp NOTennessee Republican
Dave Weldon YESFlorida Republican
Jerry Weller YESIllinois Republican
Lynn Westmoreland NOGeorgia Republican
Ed Whitfield YESKentucky Republican
Heather Wilson NONew Mexico Republican
Joe Wilson NOSouth Carolina Republican
Bill Young YESFlorida Republican
Don Young NOAlaska Republican



Independents voting on 2007-244

Tom Lantos YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)