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Floor vote

House vote #138

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Failed Congress 115 · Session 2 Apr 12, 2018 · 9:29 PM  HJRES 2
FAILED
233–184
+49 margin
Democrats
7 178
Republicans
226 6
Majority threshold YES 233 184 NO
417 members voted · 11 present/absent Passed by 49 votes
Crossed the aisle 6

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

Democratic Voted NAY (97 against, 3 for) — but 3 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (86 for, 3 against) — but 3 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
Present or didn't vote