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Floor vote

House vote #612

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, to eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and for other purposes

Failed Congress 112 · Session 2 Nov 30, 2012 · 4:31 PM  HR 6429
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FAILED
157–231
+74 margin
Democrats
157 5
Republicans
226
Majority threshold YES 157 231 NO
388 members voted · 44 present/absent Failed by 74 votes
Crossed the aisle 1

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

Democratic Voted YEA (55 for, 1 against) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 55
BishopD BonamiciD CarsonD CastorD ChuD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeLauroD DelBeneD DoggettD GaramendiD GreenD HeinrichD HimesD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD KeatingD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD PetersD PingreeD QuigleyD SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD SewellD ThompsonD ThompsonD TonkoD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WelchD WilsonD
 Voted no 49
AderholtR AmodeiR BilirakisR BlackburnR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CassidyR ColeR CrawfordR DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR FleischmannR FoxxR GosarR GravesR GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR HuizengaR IssaR JordanR KellyR LankfordR LattaR LucasR LummisR MassieR McCaulR RogersR RogersR ScaliseR SchweikertR ScottR ScottR SessionsR ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonR TurnerR WalbergR WebsterR WilsonR WittmanR WomackR YoungR
Present or didn't vote
BaldwinD CarterR CostaD DeGetteD McClintockR MurphyD SmithD WatersD