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Here Are the 52 House Republicans Who Defied John Boehner on Contentious DHS Spending Bill
U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Here Are the 52 House Republicans Who Defied John Boehner on Contentious DHS Spending Bill

“It does not make any difference whether the funding is for three weeks, three months or a full fiscal year. If it's illegal, it's illegal.”

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) -- The Republican-controlled House unexpectedly rejected short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, increasing the prospect of a partial shutdown at midnight of an agency with major anti-terrorism responsibilities.

The vote was 224-203 against the measure, as 52 Republicans defected on the leadership-backed legislation to fund DHS for three weeks.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Here are the Republicans who defied House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday:

1. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas)

2. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

3. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)

4. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

5. Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.)

6. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.)

7. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)

8. Rep. Curt Clawson (R-Fla.)

9. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

10. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas)

11. Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.)

12. Rep. John Fleming (R-La.)

13. Rep. Randy Forbes (R.Va.)

14. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)

15. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)

16. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)

17. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)

18. Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.)

19. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

20. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas)

21. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.)

22. Rep. Robert Hurt (R-Va.)

23. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

24. Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.)

25. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)

26. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa)

27. Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho)

28. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)

29. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.)

30. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)

31. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)

32. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.)

33. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)

34. Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas)

35. Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.)

36. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.)

37. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas)

38. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas)

39. Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.)

40. Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

41. Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-Fla.)

42. Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.)

43. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.)

44. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

45. Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.)

46. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)

47. Rep. Roger Williams (R-Teas)

48. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)

49. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kansas)

50. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.)

51. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.)

52. Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.)

Additionally, the 12 Democrats who joined House GOP leadership and voted for the short-term funding bill are: Reps. Mike Ashford (D-Ohio), Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), John Delaney (D-Md.), Gwen Graham (D-Fla.), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), David Scott (D-Ga.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.).

You can view the final roll call vote, including who all voted for the bill, here.

With less than seven few hours remaining before the midnight deadline, it was unclear what Boehner and other Republican leaders would next propose.

The dispute stems from funding for President Barack Obama’s executive immigration action. The president’s first immigration directive, in 2012, lifted the threat of deportation from many immigrants brought to the country illegally as youngsters. Another order last fall applied to millions more who are in the United States unlawfully.

Referring to the immigration action, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said of the GOP leadership-backed DHS funding bill, “It does not make any difference whether the funding is for three weeks, three months or a full fiscal year. If it's illegal, it's illegal.”

A largely symbolic attempt to advance legislation that would repeal Obama's immigration directive of last fall failed on a vote of 57-42, three short of the 60 required.

Obama has vowed to veto any legislation that undercuts his immigration action.

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