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Floor vote

House vote #586

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction

Passed Congress 112 · Session 2 Sep 19, 2012 · 10:56 PM  HR 5912
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PASSED
310–95
+215 margin
Democrats
85 95
Republicans
225
Majority threshold YES 310 95 NO
405 members voted · 24 present/absent Passed by 215 votes
Crossed the aisle 23

Members who voted against their own party's majority position. What does this mean?

Democratic Voted NAY (35 against, 23 for) — but 23 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 72
AderholtR AmodeiR BaldwinD BilirakisR BishopD BlackburnR BonamiciD BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarsonD CarterR CassidyR CastorD ChuD ColeR CostaD CrawfordR CuellarD DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR DoggettD FleischmannR FoxxR GaramendiD GosarR GravesR GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR HeinrichD HimesD HuizengaR IssaR JordanR KeatingD KellyR LankfordR LattaR LofgrenD LucasR LummisR McCaulR McClintockR MurphyD QuigleyD RogersR RogersR SánchezD ScaliseR SchiffD SchweikertR ScottR ScottR SessionsR SewellD ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonR TonkoD TurnerR WalbergR WebsterR WelchD WilsonR WilsonD WittmanR WomackR YoungR
 Voted no 35
ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CourtneyD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LujánD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD PetersD PingreeD SchakowskyD ScottD SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD
Present or didn't vote
GreenD HironoD LynchD