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Floor vote

House vote #500

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands

Failed Congress 112 · Session 2 Jul 23, 2012 · 11:03 PM  S 2039
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FAILED
126–254
+128 margin
Democrats
9 151
Republicans
117 103
Majority threshold YES 126 254 NO
380 members voted · 51 present/absent Failed by 128 votes
Crossed the aisle 18

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

Democratic Voted NAY (53 against, 1 for) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (27 for, 17 against) — but 17 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 28
AmodeiR BilirakisR BlackburnR BuchananR ColeR CrawfordR DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR FoxxR GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR IssaR KellyR LankfordR LucasR LummisR RogersR ScaliseR ScottR ScottR SmithR ThompsonR TurnerR WalbergR WelchD WilsonR WomackR
 Voted no 70
AderholtR BaldwinD BishopD BonamiciD CalvertR CarsonD CarterR CassidyR CastorD ChuD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD GaramendiD GreenD HeinrichD HimesD HoyerD HuizengaR JohnsonD JordanR KapturD KeatingD LarsonD LattaR LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCaulR McClintockR McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PingreeD QuigleyD SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD SchweikertR ScottD SessionsR SewellD ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonD ThompsonD TonkoD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WebsterR WilsonD WittmanR YoungR
Present or didn't vote
CapitoR FleischmannR GosarR GravesR HironoD LarsenD MurphyD PelosiD PetersD RogersR SmithD WatersD