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House vote #78

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions

Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act

Failed Congress 112 · Session 2 Feb 28, 2012 · 9:24 PM  HR 2117
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FAILED
176–241
+65 margin
Democrats
176 8
Republicans
233
Majority threshold YES 176 241 NO
417 members voted · 16 present/absent Failed by 65 votes
Crossed the aisle 1

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

Democratic Voted YEA (59 for, 1 against) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 59
BaldwinD BishopD BonamiciD CarsonD CastorD ChuD ClarkeD ClyburnD CohenD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD GaramendiD GreenD HeinrichD HimesD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD KeatingD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD PetersD PingreeD QuigleyD SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD SewellD ShermanD SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD TonkoD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD WilsonD
 Voted no 47
AderholtR AmodeiR BilirakisR BlackburnR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR ColeR CostaD CrawfordR DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR FleischmannR FoxxR GosarR GravesR GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR HuizengaR IssaR JordanR KellyR LattaR LucasR LummisR McCaulR McClintockR RogersR RogersR ScaliseR SchweikertR ScottR ScottR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonR TurnerR WalbergR WebsterR WilsonR WittmanR WomackR YoungR
Present or didn't vote
CassidyR CleaverD LankfordR SmithR