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Floor vote

House vote #296

On Passage

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States

Passed Congress 109 · Session 1 Jun 22, 2005 · 6:40 PM  HJRES 10
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PASSED
286–130
+156 margin
Democrats
77 117
Republicans
209 12
Independents
1
Majority threshold YES 286 130 NO
416 members voted · 18 present/absent Passed by 156 votes
Crossed the aisle 13

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

Democratic Voted NAY (26 against, 13 for) — but 13 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 33
AderholtR BishopD BlackburnR BoozmanR CalvertR CapitoR ClyburnD ColeR CostaD CuellarD Diaz-BalartR FoxxR GravesR IssaR KapturD LarsonD LucasR LynchD McGovernD MoranR NealD PalloneD RogersR RogersR SessionsR ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR SmithD ThompsonD TurnerR WickerR WilsonR
 Voted no 27
BaldwinD CaseD CleaverD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD GreenD HoyerD LarsenD LofgrenD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD MeeksD MooreD NadlerD PelosiD SánchezD SandersI SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD
Present or didn't vote
CarterR DoggettD McCaulR