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Floor vote

House vote #74

On Agreeing to the Resolution

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2117) to prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965

Passed Congress 112 · Session 2 Feb 28, 2012 · 6:26 PM  HRES 563
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PASSED
244–171
+73 margin
Democrats
10 171
Republicans
234
Majority threshold YES 244 171 NO
415 members voted · 18 present/absent Passed by 73 votes
Crossed the aisle 1

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

Democratic Voted NAY (58 against, 1 for) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 49
AderholtR AmodeiR BilirakisR BlackburnR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR CassidyR ColeR CrawfordR DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR FleischmannR FoxxR GosarR GravesR GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR HuizengaR IssaR JordanR KellyR LattaR LucasR LummisR McCaulR McClintockR MurphyD RogersR RogersR ScaliseR SchweikertR ScottR ScottR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonR TurnerR WalbergR WebsterR WilsonR WittmanR WomackR YoungR
 Voted no 58
BaldwinD BishopD BonamiciD CarsonD CastorD ChuD ClarkeD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD GaramendiD GreenD HeinrichD HimesD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD KeatingD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD 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
Present or didn't vote
CleaverD LankfordR LynchD