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Floor vote

House vote #491

On Passage

To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform

Passed Congress 112 · Session 1 Jun 23, 2011 · 9:49 PM  HR 1249
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PASSED
304–117
+187 margin
Democrats
136 50
Republicans
168 67
Majority threshold YES 304 117 NO
421 members voted · 10 present/absent Passed by 187 votes
Crossed the aisle 26

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

Democratic Voted YEA (43 for, 16 against) — but 16 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
Republican Voted YEA (38 for, 10 against) — but 10 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 81
BishopD BlackburnR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarsonD CarterR CassidyR CastorD ChuD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD ColeR CostaD CourtneyD CrawfordR CuellarD DavisD DeLauroD DesJarlaisR Diaz-BalartR DoggettD FleischmannR FoxxR GravesR GreenD GriffithR GuthrieR HarrisR HeinrichD HimesD HoyerD HuizengaR IssaR JohnsonD JordanR KeatingD KellyR LankfordR LarsenD LarsonD LattaR LucasR LynchD McCaulR McCollumD McGovernD MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PetersD QuigleyD RogersR RogersR SánchezD ScaliseR SchakowskyD SchweikertR ScottR ScottD SessionsR SewellD SimpsonR SmithD SmithR StutzmanR ThompsonD ThompsonD TonkoD Van HollenD WalbergR Wasserman SchultzD WelchD WilsonD WilsonR WittmanR WomackR YoungR
 Voted no 26
AderholtR BaldwinD BilirakisR DeGetteD GaramendiD GosarR HironoD KapturD LofgrenD LujánD LummisR MarkeyD MatsuiD McClintockR MooreD PelosiD PingreeD SchiffD ScottR ShermanD SmithR ThompsonR TurnerR VelázquezD WatersD WebsterR
Present or didn't vote
MeeksD