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Floor vote

House vote #81

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the recent passage of the anti-secession law by the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China

Passed Congress 109 · Session 1 Mar 16, 2005 · 8:07 PM  HCONRES 98
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PASSED
424–4
+420 margin
Democrats
197 3
Republicans
226 1
Independents
1
Majority threshold YES 424 4 NO
428 members voted · 6 present/absent Passed by 420 votes
Crossed the aisle 1

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

Democratic Voted YEA (38 for, 1 against) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 61
AderholtR BaldwinD BishopD BlackburnR BoozmanR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR CaseD CleaverD ClyburnD ColeR CostaD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR DoggettD FoxxR GravesR GreenD HoyerD IssaR KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LucasR LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCaulR McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MoranR NadlerD PalloneD PelosiD RogersR RogersR SánchezD SandersI SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD SessionsR ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD TurnerR Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WickerR WilsonR
 Voted no 1
McCollumD
Present or didn't vote
NealD