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Floor vote

House vote #306

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to prohibit the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or require the use of different auditors on a rotating basis

Passed Congress 113 · Session 1 Jul 8, 2013 · 11:01 PM  HR 1564
PASSED
321–62
+259 margin
Democrats
110 62
Republicans
211
Majority threshold YES 321 62 NO
383 members voted · 51 present/absent Passed by 259 votes
Crossed the aisle 22

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

Democratic Voted YEA (46 for, 22 against) — but 22 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.