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Floor vote

House vote #309

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act

Failed Congress 111 · Session 1 Jun 5, 2009 · 12:03 AM  HR 626
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FAILED
171–241
+70 margin
Democrats
8 231
Republicans
163 10
Majority threshold YES 171 241 NO
412 members voted · 21 present/absent Failed by 70 votes
Crossed the aisle 3

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

Democratic Voted NAY (51 against, 1 for) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (30 for, 2 against) — but 2 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 31
AderholtR BilirakisR BlackburnR BoozmanR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CassidyR ColeR CuellarD Diaz-BalartR FoxxR GravesR GuthrieR IssaR JordanR LattaR LucasR LummisR McCaulR McClintockR MoranR RogersR RogersR ScaliseR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR ThompsonR TurnerR WilsonR
 Voted no 53
BaldwinD BishopD CarsonD CastorD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD FosterD GreenD HeinrichD HimesD HironoD HoyerD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PetersD PingreeD QuigleyD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithD SmithR ThompsonD ThompsonD TitusD TonkoD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD WittmanR
Present or didn't vote
CarterR CourtneyD DavisD JohnsonD SánchezD