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Floor vote

House vote #234

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 108 · Session 1 Jun 3, 2003 · 9:54 PM  HJRES 4
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PASSED
300–125
+175 margin
Democrats
86 113
Republicans
214 11
Independents
1
Majority threshold YES 300 125 NO
425 members voted · 8 present/absent Passed by 175 votes
Crossed the aisle 9

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

Democratic Voted NAY (22 against, 9 for) — but 9 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 29
AderholtR BishopD BlackburnR BoozmanR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR ClyburnD ColeR Diaz-BalartR GravesR IssaR KapturD LucasR LynchD McGovernD MoranR NealD PalloneD RogersR RogersR SessionsR ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR ThompsonD TurnerR WickerR WilsonR
 Voted no 23
BaldwinD CaseD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD HoyerD LarsenD LofgrenD MarkeyD McCollumD MeeksD NadlerD PelosiD SánchezD SandersI SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD WatersD
Present or didn't vote
LarsonD SmithD