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Floor vote

House vote #863

On Passage

Patent Reform Act of 2007

Passed Congress 110 · Session 1 Sep 7, 2007 · 7:30 PM  HR 1908
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PASSED
220–175
+45 margin
Democrats
160 58
Republicans
60 117
Majority threshold YES 220 175 NO
395 members voted · 37 present/absent Passed by 45 votes
Crossed the aisle 16

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

Democratic Voted YEA (39 for, 7 against) — but 7 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
Republican Voted NAY (17 against, 9 for) — but 9 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 48
BaldwinD BishopD CapitoR CastorD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD Diaz-BalartR DoggettD GillibrandD GreenD HoyerD IssaR JohnsonD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCaulR McGovernD MeeksD MurphyD NadlerD NealD RogersR SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD SessionsR ShermanD SimpsonR SmithD SmithR ThompsonD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD WickerR
 Voted no 24
AderholtR BilirakisR BlackburnR BoozmanR BuchananR CalvertR ClarkeD ColeR CourtneyD DeLauroD FoxxR GravesR HironoD JordanR KapturD LucasR McCollumD MooreD MoranR RogersR SmithR TurnerR WalbergR WilsonR
Present or didn't vote
CarterR PalloneD