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Floor vote

House vote #79

On Passage

Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act

Passed Congress 112 · Session 2 Feb 28, 2012 · 9:31 PM  HR 2117
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PASSED
303–114
+189 margin
Democrats
69 114
Republicans
234
Majority threshold YES 303 114 NO
417 members voted · 16 present/absent Passed by 189 votes
Crossed the aisle 14

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

Democratic Voted NAY (45 against, 14 for) — but 14 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 62
AderholtR AmodeiR BaldwinD BilirakisR BishopD BlackburnR BonamiciD BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarsonD CarterR CassidyR ClyburnD ColeR CostaD CuellarD DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR FleischmannR FoxxR GosarR GravesR GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR HuizengaR IssaR JordanR KellyR LankfordR LarsenD LattaR LucasR LummisR McCaulR McClintockR MooreD RogersR RogersR ScaliseR SchweikertR ScottR ScottR SessionsR SewellD SimpsonR SmithR SmithR SmithD StutzmanR ThompsonR ThompsonD TonkoD TurnerR WalbergR WebsterR WelchD WilsonR WittmanR WomackR YoungR
 Voted no 45
CastorD ChuD ClarkeD CohenD CourtneyD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD GaramendiD GreenD HeinrichD HimesD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD KeatingD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD PetersD PingreeD QuigleyD SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ShermanD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WilsonD
Present or didn't vote
CleaverD CrawfordR MurphyD