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Floor vote

House vote #590

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

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 Sep 20, 2012 · 9:03 PM  HR 6429
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FAILED
257–158
+99 margin
Democrats
30 153
Republicans
227 5
Majority threshold YES 257 158 NO
415 members voted · 14 present/absent Passed by 99 votes
Crossed the aisle 7

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

Democratic Voted NAY (53 against, 6 for) — but 6 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (47 for, 1 against) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 53
AderholtR AmodeiR BilirakisR BlackburnR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR CassidyR CohenD ColeR CrawfordR CuellarD DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR FleischmannR FoxxR GaramendiD GosarR GravesR GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR HimesD HuizengaR IssaR JordanR KellyR LankfordR LattaR LucasR LummisR McCaulR McClintockR MurphyD RogersR ScaliseR SchweikertR ScottR ScottR SessionsR SmithR SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonR TonkoD TurnerR WalbergR WebsterR WilsonR WittmanR WomackR YoungR
 Voted no 54
BaldwinD BishopD BonamiciD CarsonD CastorD ChuD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CostaD CourtneyD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD GreenD HeinrichD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD KeatingD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD PetersD PingreeD QuigleyD RogersR SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD SewellD ShermanD SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WelchD WilsonD
Present or didn't vote
DavisD SimpsonR WatersD