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Floor vote

House vote #449

On Passage

To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system

Passed Congress 109 · Session 1 Jul 28, 2005 · 8:40 PM  HR 5
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PASSED
230–194
+36 margin
Democrats
14 184
Republicans
216 9
Independents
1
Majority threshold YES 230 194 NO
424 members voted · 9 present/absent Passed by 36 votes
Crossed the aisle 1

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

Democratic Voted NAY (38 against, 1 for) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 23
AderholtR BlackburnR BoozmanR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR ColeR CuellarD Diaz-BalartR FoxxR GravesR IssaR LucasR McCaulR MoranR RogersR RogersR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR TurnerR WickerR WilsonR
 Voted no 39
BaldwinD BishopD CaseD CleaverD ClyburnD CostaD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD GreenD HoyerD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD SánchezD SandersI SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD
Present or didn't vote
SchakowskyD