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Floor vote

House vote #816

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions

Passed Congress 112 · Session 1 Nov 1, 2011 · 10:55 PM  HCONRES 13
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PASSED
396–9
+387 margin
Democrats
163 8
Republicans
233 1
Majority threshold YES 396 9 NO
405 members voted · 28 present/absent Passed by 387 votes
Crossed the aisle 5

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

Democratic Voted YEA (48 for, 5 against) — but 5 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 94
AderholtR AmodeiR BaldwinD BilirakisR BlackburnR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR CassidyR CastorD ClarkeD ClyburnD CohenD ColeR CostaD CrawfordR CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DesJarlaisR DoggettD FleischmannR FoxxR GaramendiD GosarR GravesR GreenD GuthrieR HarrisR HeinrichD HimesD HironoD HoyerD HuizengaR IssaR JordanR KapturD KeatingD KellyR LankfordR LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LucasR LujánD LummisR MarkeyD MatsuiD McCaulR McClintockR McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD NealD PalloneD PelosiD PetersD PingreeD QuigleyD RogersR RogersR SánchezD ScaliseR SchakowskyD SchiffD SchweikertR ScottR ScottR SessionsR SewellD ShermanD SimpsonR SmithD SmithR SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonR ThompsonD TonkoD TurnerR Van HollenD VelázquezD WalbergR Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WebsterR WelchD WilsonD WilsonR WittmanR WomackR YoungR
 Voted no 5
ChuD CleaverD JohnsonD NadlerD ScottD
Present or didn't vote
BishopD CarsonD CourtneyD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR GriffithR LattaR LynchD MurphyD ThompsonD