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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 · 5:49 PM EDT  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 Not Voting Passed by 187 votes
Crossed the aisle 26

Members who voted against their own party's majority position.

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
Bishop D Blackburn R Buchanan R Calvert R Capito R Carson D Carter R Cassidy R Castor D Chu D Clarke D Cleaver D Clyburn D Cohen D Cole R Costa D Courtney D Crawford R Cuellar D Davis D DeLauro D DesJarlais R Diaz-Balart R Doggett D Fleischmann R Foxx R Graves R Green D Griffith R Guthrie R Harris R Heinrich D Himes D Hoyer D Huizenga R Issa R Johnson D Jordan R Keating D Kelly R Lankford R Larsen D Larson D Latta R Lucas R Lynch D McCaul R McCollum D McGovern D Murphy D Nadler D Neal D Pallone D Peters D Quigley D Rogers R Rogers R Sánchez D Scalise R Schakowsky D Schweikert R Scott D Scott R Sessions R Sewell D Simpson R Smith D Smith R Stutzman R Thompson D Thompson D Tonko D Van Hollen D Walberg R Wasserman Schultz D Welch D Wilson R Wilson D Wittman R Womack R Young R
 Voted no 26
Aderholt R Baldwin D Bilirakis R DeGette D Garamendi D Gosar R Hirono D Kaptur D Lofgren D Luján D Lummis R Markey D Matsui D McClintock R Moore D Pelosi D Pingree D Schiff D Scott R Sherman D Smith R Thompson R Turner R Velázquez D Waters D Webster R
Present or didn't vote
Meeks D
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