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Floor vote

House vote #537

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation

Passed Congress 112 · Session 2 Jul 31, 2012 · 11:06 PM  S 679
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PASSED
261–116
+145 margin
Democrats
166 1
Republicans
95 115
Majority threshold YES 261 116 NO
377 members voted · 54 present/absent Passed by 145 votes
Crossed the aisle 16

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

Republican Voted NAY (24 against, 16 for) — but 16 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 68
AmodeiR BonamiciD CalvertR CapitoR CarsonD CarterR CastorD ChuD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR GaramendiD GravesR GreenD GriffithR GuthrieR HimesD HoyerD IssaR KeatingD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD PetersD PingreeD QuigleyD RogersR SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottR ScottD SessionsR SewellD ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR SmithR SmithD ThompsonR ThompsonD ThompsonD TonkoD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD WilsonD
 Voted no 24
AderholtR BilirakisR BlackburnR BuchananR ColeR CrawfordR FleischmannR FoxxR GosarR HarrisR KellyR LankfordR LattaR LucasR LummisR McClintockR ScaliseR SchweikertR StutzmanR TurnerR WebsterR WilsonR WittmanR WomackR
Present or didn't vote
BaldwinD BishopD CassidyR DeGetteD DesJarlaisR DoggettD HeinrichD HironoD HuizengaR JohnsonD JordanR KapturD McCaulR MooreD RogersR ScottR WalbergR YoungR