House of Representatives
109th Congress
Melancon Amendment to
Military and Veterans Appropriation Bill, May 26, 2005
With Number of Veterans and Expenditures for Veterans by District
(Data Not Available for New Districts in Texas; Pennsylvania and Maine not precise)
The House on May 26, 2005 defeated 213-214 an amendment by Representative Charles Melancon (D-LA) to the military and veterans appropriations bill to provide a $53 million increase in veterans' services. Nineteen Republicans joined 193 Democrats in voting for the Melancon Amendment. However Republican Members representing 16 of the 18 districts with the highest number of veterans (excluding Texas, as explained below) voted against the Melancon amendment to increase funds for services for veterans.
The table below shows the vote on the Melancon Amendment along with data on number of veterans and expenditures by congressional district. The figures are Veterans Administration projections for 2004 based on the 2000 Census. Figures for Texas are not included as they do not reflect the second round of redistricting; Pennsylvania and Maine also redistricted prior to the 2004 elections, but the changes were smaller, but the figures are not precise for those states. The table may be sorted for most of the columns. The initial sort is by veteran population. The base table is available hereand includes further explanation of the veterans data. FairData has mapped the total veteran population figures and the map may be seen by clicking here. Be sure to zoom in for details of geographically smaller districts.
Data Set Sorted By veteransdata04.vetpop in Descending Order
Representative |
State Sort |
District |
Party Sort |
Melancon Amendment to Veterans Appropriations Sort |
Veteran Population 2004 Sort |
Total Expenditure for Veterans Sort |
VA Hospitals Total Patients Sort |
Medical Expenditures Sort |
Total Expenditures Per Veteran Sort |
Ginny Brown-Waite |
FL |
5 |
R |
N |
105,183 |
$284,105,000 |
33,089 |
$143,851,000 |
$8,586 |
Connie Mack |
FL |
14 |
R |
N |
102,922 |
$136,670,000 |
21,350 |
$52,000,000 |
$6,401 |
Dennis R. Rehberg |
MT |
A-L |
R |
N |
102,605 |
$291,478,000 |
27,185 |
$120,743,000 |
$10,722 |
Jeff Miller |
FL |
1 |
R |
N |
100,734 |
$320,275,000 |
17,717 |
$58,207,000 |
$18,077 |
Katherine Harris |
FL |
13 |
R |
N |
97,645 |
$177,739,000 |
21,734 |
$60,911,000 |
$8,178 |
Trent Franks |
AZ |
2 |
R |
N |
95,783 |
$221,198,000 |
18,511 |
$75,196,000 |
$11,950 |
Dave Weldon |
FL |
15 |
R |
N |
93,111 |
$195,173,000 |
22,191 |
$66,957,000 |
$8,795 |
Norman D. Dicks |
WA |
6 |
D |
Y |
92,161 |
$288,311,000 |
14,825 |
$85,116,000 |
$19,448 |
Thelma D. Drake |
VA |
2 |
R |
N |
92,160 |
$218,775,000 |
8,158 |
$39,074,000 |
$26,817 |
Jim Kolbe |
AZ |
8 |
R |
N |
91,985 |
$284,950,000 |
22,304 |
$111,975,000 |
$12,776 |
Mark Foley |
FL |
16 |
R |
N |
91,815 |
$212,992,000 |
26,126 |
$96,121,000 |
$8,152 |
Cliff Stearns |
FL |
6 |
R |
N |
88,296 |
$251,352,000 |
23,217 |
$141,739,000 |
$10,826 |
Joel Hefley |
CO |
5 |
R |
N |
87,278 |
$239,908,000 |
11,775 |
$40,242,000 |
$20,374 |
Henry E. Brown Jr. |
SC |
1 |
R |
N |
87,145 |
$223,508,000 |
18,798 |
$96,954,000 |
$11,890 |
Jon C. Porter |
NV |
3 |
R |
Y |
86,154 |
$184,071,000 |
14,043 |
$72,153,000 |
$13,108 |
C. W. Bill Young |
FL |
10 |
R |
N |
85,816 |
$357,222,000 |
25,146 |
$195,151,000 |
$14,206 |
John L. Mica |
FL |
7 |
R |
N |
85,228 |
$178,633,000 |
18,908 |
$69,858,000 |
$9,447 |
Greg Walden |
OR |
2 |
R |
N |
84,442 |
$242,996,000 |
20,999 |
$104,530,000 |
$11,572 |
Jim Gibbons |
NV |
2 |
R |
Y |
84,091 |
$261,425,000 |
20,661 |
$138,872,000 |
$12,653 |
Robert Wexler |
FL |
19 |
D |
Y |
83,548 |
$174,705,000 |
28,516 |
$83,139,000 |
$6,127 |
Jo Ann Davis |
VA |
1 |
R |
Y |
82,952 |
$191,276,000 |
9,164 |
$46,966,000 |
$20,873 |
Peter A. DeFazio |
OR |
4 |
D |
Y |
82,807 |
$269,620,000 |
22,458 |
$114,516,000 |
$12,006 |
Michael N. Castle |
DE |
A-L |
R |
N |
80,751 |
$167,105,000 |
13,190 |
$71,314,000 |
$12,669 |
Tom Feeney |
FL |
24 |
R |
N |
80,682 |
$204,301,000 |
17,922 |
$59,948,000 |
$11,399 |
Michael Bilirakis |
FL |
9 |
R |
N |
79,938 |
$222,352,000 |
21,019 |
$102,058,000 |
$10,579 |
Bart Stupak |
MI |
1 |
D |
Y |
79,621 |
$190,541,000 |
17,489 |
$86,610,000 |
$10,895 |
Adam Smith |
WA |
9 |
D |
Y |
78,029 |
$236,731,000 |
13,634 |
$78,194,000 |
$17,363 |
Ander Crenshaw |
FL |
4 |
R |
N |
77,866 |
$195,988,000 |
13,184 |
$64,499,000 |
$14,866 |
Gene Taylor |
MS |
4 |
D |
Y |
77,226 |
$301,632,000 |
21,669 |
$140,788,000 |
$13,920 |
Tom Cole |
OK |
4 |
R |
N |
76,775 |
$314,045,000 |
16,608 |
$83,050,000 |
$18,909 |
Joe Wilson |
SC |
2 |
R |
N |
76,345 |
$226,243,000 |
16,168 |
$82,897,000 |
$13,993 |
John T. Doolittle |
CA |
4 |
R |
N |
75,796 |
$144,296,000 |
11,442 |
$49,364,000 |
$12,611 |
Adam H. Putnam |
FL |
12 |
R |
N |
75,790 |
$206,248,000 |
17,969 |
$92,032,000 |
$11,478 |
Rick Larsen |
WA |
2 |
D |
Y |
75,528 |
$150,547,000 |
6,886 |
$40,118,000 |
$21,863 |
Thomas H. Allen |
ME |
1 |
D |
Y |
75,452 |
$241,228,000 |
16,919 |
$87,751,000 |
$14,258 |
Tom Davis |
VA |
11 |
R |
N |
75,009 |
$93,968,000 |
3,236 |
$14,096,000 |
$29,038 |
Brian Baird |
WA |
3 |
D |
Y |
74,564 |
$199,096,000 |
11,987 |
$79,474,000 |
$16,609 |
E. Clay Shaw Jr. |
FL |
22 |
R |
N |
74,388 |
$157,500,000 |
16,495 |
$71,884,000 |
$9,548 |
Dan Boren |
OK |
2 |
D |
Y |
74,102 |
$379,359,000 |
22,529 |
$123,460,000 |
$16,839 |
Charles H. Taylor |
NC |
11 |
R |
N |
73,984 |
$212,889,000 |
17,063 |
$93,115,000 |
$12,477 |
Cathy McMorris |
WA |
5 |
R |
N |
73,629 |
$219,230,000 |
15,367 |
$84,700,000 |
$14,266 |
Shelley Berkley |
NV |
1 |
D |
Y |
73,471 |
$179,396,000 |
14,435 |
$82,518,000 |
$12,428 |
Stephanie Herseth |
SD |
A-L |
D |
Y |
73,400 |
$299,147,000 |
28,918 |
$162,590,000 |
$10,345 |
J. Randy Forbes |
VA |
4 |
R |
N |
73,206 |
$196,668,000 |
11,480 |
$72,130,000 |
$17,131 |
Jeff Flake |
AZ |
6 |
R |
N |
72,601 |
$145,528,000 |
12,080 |
$48,571,000 |
$12,047 |
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger |
MD |
2 |
D |
Y |
72,377 |
$140,230,000 |
7,270 |
$40,876,000 |
$19,289 |
Rick Renzi |
AZ |
1 |
R |
N |
71,891 |
$234,138,000 |
20,477 |
$111,482,000 |
$11,434 |
Lynn A. Westmoreland |
GA |
8 |
R |
N |
71,850 |
$152,937,000 |
8,337 |
$40,535,000 |
$18,344 |
Allen Boyd |
FL |
2 |
D |
Y |
71,812 |
$219,724,000 |
17,594 |
$70,784,000 |
$12,489 |
Ric Keller |
FL |
8 |
R |
N |
71,116 |
$167,752,000 |
16,124 |
$72,462,000 |
$10,404 |
C. L. ``Butch'' Otter |
ID |
1 |
R |
N |
71,112 |
$203,802,000 |
16,316 |
$81,739,000 |
$12,491 |
Ike Skelton |
MO |
4 |
D |
Y |
70,989 |
$189,340,000 |
16,902 |
$79,503,000 |
$11,202 |
Darlene Hooley |
OR |
5 |
D |
Y |
70,914 |
$179,041,000 |
10,529 |
$67,638,000 |
$17,005 |
Walter B. Jones |
NC |
3 |
R |
Y |
70,640 |
$205,363,000 |
10,577 |
$41,698,000 |
$19,416 |
John Boozman |
AR |
3 |
R |
N |
70,394 |
$234,159,000 |
22,153 |
$107,110,000 |
$10,570 |
Wayne T. Gilchrest |
MD |
1 |
R |
N |
70,382 |
$158,071,000 |
11,411 |
$77,550,000 |
$13,853 |
Jack Kingston |
GA |
1 |
R |
N |
69,846 |
$195,538,000 |
13,567 |
$61,615,000 |
$14,413 |
Paul E. Kanjorski |
PA |
11 |
D |
Y |
69,792 |
$170,616,000 |
14,987 |
$81,243,000 |
$11,384 |
Vic Snyder |
AR |
2 |
D |
Y |
69,456 |
$342,036,000 |
22,406 |
$173,582,000 |
$15,265 |
Jim Saxton |
NJ |
3 |
R |
N |
69,387 |
$130,630,000 |
9,456 |
$32,391,000 |
$13,815 |
John P. Murtha |
PA |
12 |
D |
N |
68,623 |
$141,739,000 |
13,173 |
$57,551,000 |
$10,760 |
Frank D. Lucas |
OK |
3 |
R |
N |
68,520 |
$192,422,000 |
12,601 |
$62,185,000 |
$15,270 |
Don Sherwood |
PA |
10 |
R |
N |
68,386 |
$117,948,000 |
13,344 |
$47,242,000 |
$8,839 |
Michael H. Michaud |
ME |
2 |
D |
Y |
68,274 |
$262,015,000 |
19,801 |
$93,851,000 |
$13,232 |
Terry Everett |
AL |
2 |
R |
N |
68,236 |
$263,842,000 |
15,625 |
$85,259,000 |
$16,886 |
Jerry Lewis |
CA |
41 |
R |
N |
68,172 |
$184,133,000 |
14,565 |
$92,978,000 |
$12,642 |
Daniel E. Lungren |
CA |
3 |
R |
N |
67,973 |
$141,273,000 |
10,341 |
$44,473,000 |
$13,661 |
John Sullivan |
OK |
1 |
R |
N |
67,963 |
$158,635,000 |
11,720 |
$47,375,000 |
$13,535 |
Ernest J. Istook Jr. |
OK |
5 |
R |
N |
67,952 |
$235,856,000 |
15,120 |
$97,904,000 |
$15,599 |
Duncan Hunter |
CA |
52 |
R |
N |
67,951 |
$166,333,000 |
8,972 |
$54,348,000 |
$18,539 |
William D. Delahunt |
MA |
10 |
D |
Y |
67,764 |
$159,927,000 |
10,555 |
$56,879,000 |
$15,152 |
James L. Oberstar |
MN |
8 |
D |
Y |
67,683 |
$177,932,000 |
17,318 |
$72,164,000 |
$10,274 |
David L. Hobson |
OH |
7 |
R |
N |
67,373 |
$137,435,000 |
11,052 |
$58,791,000 |
$12,435 |
Don Young |
AK |
A-L |
R |
N |
67,299 |
$230,552,000 |
12,408 |
$103,574,000 |
$18,581 |
John T. Salazar |
CO |
3 |
D |
Y |
67,191 |
$189,774,000 |
18,196 |
$84,809,000 |
$10,429 |
Jay Inslee |
WA |
1 |
D |
Y |
67,107 |
$125,071,000 |
5,304 |
$33,329,000 |
$23,581 |
Benjamin L. Cardin |
MD |
3 |
D |
Y |
67,004 |
$161,361,000 |
11,988 |
$86,516,000 |
$13,460 |
Jim Ryun |
KS |
2 |
R |
N |
66,906 |
$222,589,000 |
20,100 |
$114,682,000 |
$11,074 |
Jerry F. Costello |
IL |
12 |
D |
Y |
66,899 |
$187,346,000 |
16,116 |
$85,363,000 |
$11,625 |
David R. Obey |
WI |
7 |
D |
Y |
66,894 |
$147,488,000 |
16,027 |
$56,113,000 |
$9,202 |
William L. Jenkins |
TN |
1 |
R |
N |
66,893 |
$251,432,000 |
20,635 |
$127,280,000 |
$12,185 |
Ron Lewis |
KY |
2 |
R |
N |
66,560 |
$177,758,000 |
13,793 |
$56,984,000 |
$12,888 |
Robert C. Scott |
VA |
3 |
D |
Y |
66,545 |
$255,252,000 |
15,710 |
$124,374,000 |
$16,248 |
Rob Simmons |
CT |
2 |
R |
N |
66,463 |
$111,516,000 |
10,052 |
$38,022,000 |
$11,094 |
J. Gresham Barrett |
SC |
3 |
R |
N |
66,409 |
$165,321,000 |
13,613 |
$67,444,000 |
$12,144 |
Jeb Bradley |
NH |
1 |
R |
N |
66,359 |
$166,052,000 |
12,139 |
$69,418,000 |
$13,679 |
Wally Herger |
CA |
2 |
R |
N |
65,947 |
$214,954,000 |
16,366 |
$69,115,000 |
$13,134 |
Tim Murphy |
PA |
18 |
R |
N |
65,811 |
$116,399,000 |
9,830 |
$45,568,000 |
$11,841 |
David Wu |
OR |
1 |
D |
Y |
65,808 |
$180,096,000 |
10,238 |
$83,562,000 |
$17,591 |
Todd Russell Platts |
PA |
19 |
R |
N |
65,713 |
$92,498,000 |
10,397 |
$32,608,000 |
$8,897 |
Tim Holden |
PA |
17 |
D |
Y |
65,589 |
$161,672,000 |
15,924 |
$80,955,000 |
$10,153 |
Charlie Norwood |
GA |
9 |
R |
N |
65,167 |
$168,783,000 |
11,624 |
$64,143,000 |
$14,520 |
John E. Peterson |
PA |
5 |
R |
N |
65,112 |
$122,470,000 |
17,198 |
$50,576,000 |
$7,121 |
Jo Ann Emerson |
MO |
8 |
R |
NV |
65,010 |
$207,682,000 |
19,400 |
$91,727,000 |
$10,705 |
Mark Green |
WI |
8 |
R |
Y |
64,984 |
$143,485,000 |
16,817 |
$57,598,000 |
$8,532 |
Heather Wilson |
NM |
1 |
R |
Y |
64,975 |
$309,388,000 |
29,555 |
$136,445,000 |
$10,468 |
Roy Blunt |
MO |
7 |
R |
N |
64,943 |
$142,946,000 |
14,081 |
$52,155,000 |
$10,152 |
Marsha Blackburn |
TN |
7 |
R |
N |
64,921 |
$168,877,000 |
10,567 |
$51,093,000 |
$15,982 |
John N. Hostettler |
IN |
8 |
R |
N |
64,836 |
$128,252,000 |
15,829 |
$57,436,000 |
$8,102 |
Alan B. Mollohan |
WV |
1 |
D |
N |
64,757 |
$207,696,000 |
17,875 |
$93,273,000 |
$11,619 |
Mike McIntyre |
NC |
7 |
D |
Y |
64,743 |
$204,305,000 |
14,273 |
$62,546,000 |
$14,314 |
Charles F. Bass |
NH |
2 |
R |
N |
64,716 |
$159,747,000 |
13,345 |
$70,249,000 |
$11,971 |
Mike Ross |
AR |
4 |
D |
Y |
64,650 |
$235,522,000 |
19,154 |
$108,232,000 |
$12,296 |
Shelley Moore Capito |
WV |
2 |
R |
Y |
64,645 |
$242,621,000 |
19,228 |
$126,304,000 |
$12,618 |
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. |
AL |
5 |
D |
N |
64,524 |
$135,173,000 |
9,319 |
$33,674,000 |
$14,505 |
Darrell E. Issa |
CA |
49 |
R |
N |
64,406 |
$150,453,000 |
11,140 |
$52,518,000 |
$13,506 |
Jo Bonner |
AL |
1 |
R |
N |
64,260 |
$148,784,000 |
12,046 |
$48,197,000 |
$12,351 |
Albert Russell Wynn |
MD |
4 |
D |
Y |
64,228 |
$118,451,000 |
9,358 |
$47,085,000 |
$12,658 |
Bill Shuster |
PA |
9 |
R |
N |
64,135 |
$162,945,000 |
15,538 |
$76,426,000 |
$10,487 |
Tim Ryan |
OH |
17 |
D |
Y |
64,023 |
$107,597,000 |
12,615 |
$47,547,000 |
$8,529 |
Anne M. Northup |
KY |
3 |
R |
N |
63,998 |
$182,977,000 |
16,494 |
$89,614,000 |
$11,094 |
Jim McCrery |
LA |
4 |
R |
N |
63,916 |
$234,125,000 |
17,357 |
$101,711,000 |
$13,489 |
John J. Duncan Jr. |
TN |
2 |
R |
N |
63,916 |
$113,970,000 |
7,865 |
$26,594,000 |
$14,491 |
Marion Berry |
AR |
1 |
D |
Y |
63,853 |
$242,518,000 |
18,916 |
$105,016,000 |
$12,821 |
Steve Buyer |
IN |
4 |
R |
N |
63,753 |
$103,206,000 |
9,648 |
$47,323,000 |
$10,697 |
Dave Camp |
MI |
4 |
R |
N |
63,725 |
$110,958,000 |
9,455 |
$45,699,000 |
$11,735 |
Melissa A. Hart |
PA |
4 |
R |
N |
63,724 |
$121,523,000 |
13,228 |
$53,316,000 |
$9,187 |
Frank R. Wolf |
VA |
10 |
R |
N |
63,660 |
$72,258,000 |
4,956 |
$26,620,000 |
$14,580 |
John B. Shadegg |
AZ |
3 |
R |
N |
63,521 |
$134,835,000 |
9,553 |
$51,678,000 |
$14,114 |
Ted Strickland |
OH |
6 |
D |
Y |
63,512 |
$146,010,000 |
15,221 |
$62,276,000 |
$9,593 |
Phil English |
PA |
3 |
R |
N |
63,488 |
$168,572,000 |
20,153 |
$98,938,000 |
$8,365 |
Thomas E. Petri |
WI |
6 |
R |
N |
63,457 |
$107,157,000 |
12,411 |
$42,939,000 |
$8,634 |
Mary Bono |
CA |
45 |
R |
N |
63,089 |
$142,358,000 |
12,871 |
$60,240,000 |
$11,060 |
Mike Pence |
IN |
6 |
R |
N |
63,082 |
$116,691,000 |
11,806 |
$58,243,000 |
$9,884 |
John E. Sweeney |
NY |
20 |
R |
N |
62,917 |
$134,858,000 |
12,708 |
$57,948,000 |
$10,612 |
Sam Graves |
MO |
6 |
R |
N |
62,914 |
$142,897,000 |
14,947 |
$76,051,000 |
$9,560 |
Michael E. Sodrel |
IN |
9 |
R |
N |
62,895 |
$126,646,000 |
13,758 |
$60,877,000 |
$9,205 |
Earl Blumenauer |
OR |
3 |
D |
Y |
62,809 |
$171,499,000 |
10,778 |
$80,611,000 |
$15,912 |
Todd Tiahrt |
KS |
4 |
R |
N |
62,794 |
$146,902,000 |
13,849 |
$57,272,000 |
$10,607 |
Bob Goodlatte |
VA |
6 |
R |
N |
62,777 |
$221,238,000 |
16,341 |
$100,829,000 |
$13,539 |
Howard Coble |
NC |
6 |
R |
N |
62,720 |
$136,065,000 |
11,258 |
$51,297,000 |
$12,086 |
John Shimkus |
IL |
19 |
R |
N |
62,696 |
$118,196,000 |
13,546 |
$51,411,000 |
$8,726 |
Bob Inglis |
SC |
4 |
R |
N |
62,679 |
$106,689,000 |
9,308 |
$35,732,000 |
$11,462 |
Zach Wamp |
TN |
3 |
R |
N |
62,589 |
$122,129,000 |
8,880 |
$34,913,000 |
$13,753 |
Michael F. Doyle |
PA |
14 |
D |
NV |
62,496 |
$211,794,000 |
12,624 |
$132,536,000 |
$16,777 |
Eric Cantor |
VA |
7 |
R |
N |
62,449 |
$128,770,000 |
9,178 |
$58,270,000 |
$14,030 |
Peter J. Visclosky |
IN |
1 |
D |
Y |
62,238 |
$86,735,000 |
9,461 |
$43,394,000 |
$9,168 |
Michael R. Turner |
OH |
3 |
R |
N |
62,233 |
$181,112,000 |
11,871 |
$99,275,000 |
$15,257 |
Chris Chocola |
IN |
2 |
R |
N |
62,176 |
$86,830,000 |
11,621 |
$41,453,000 |
$7,472 |
Michael K. Simpson |
ID |
2 |
R |
N |
62,072 |
$160,079,000 |
13,052 |
$66,039,000 |
$12,265 |
John M. Spratt Jr. |
SC |
5 |
D |
Y |
62,035 |
$158,341,000 |
13,057 |
$60,304,000 |
$12,127 |
Bob Beauprez |
CO |
7 |
R |
N |
61,961 |
$117,862,000 |
7,012 |
$49,313,000 |
$16,809 |
Geoff Davis |
KY |
4 |
R |
N |
61,951 |
$155,199,000 |
13,143 |
$79,912,000 |
$11,808 |
Lane Evans |
IL |
17 |
D |
Y |
61,933 |
$114,636,000 |
12,981 |
$51,958,000 |
$8,831 |
Robin Hayes |
NC |
8 |
R |
N |
61,816 |
$213,731,000 |
15,228 |
$66,178,000 |
$14,035 |
Corrine Brown |
FL |
3 |
D |
Y |
61,692 |
$180,435,000 |
14,657 |
$81,283,000 |
$12,311 |
Ray LaHood |
IL |
18 |
R |
N |
61,676 |
$87,436,000 |
9,968 |
$37,278,000 |
$8,772 |
Robert W. Ney |
OH |
18 |
R |
N |
61,400 |
$147,598,000 |
14,215 |
$73,608,000 |
$10,383 |
Lincoln Davis |
TN |
4 |
D |
Y |
61,273 |
$157,182,000 |
12,721 |
$61,128,000 |
$12,356 |
David G. Reichert |
WA |
8 |
R |
Y |
61,165 |
$130,224,000 |
6,468 |
$37,832,000 |
$20,134 |
William M. Thomas |
CA |
22 |
R |
N |
61,146 |
$115,984,000 |
8,711 |
$38,422,000 |
$13,315 |
J. D. Hayworth |
AZ |
5 |
R |
N |
61,088 |
$113,453,000 |
7,359 |
$32,494,000 |
$15,417 |
Ed Whitfield |
KY |
1 |
R |
N |
60,998 |