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Floor vote

House vote #863

On Passage

Patent Reform Act of 2007

Passed Congress 110 · Session 1 Sep 7, 2007 · 3:30 PM EDT  H.R. 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 Not Voting Passed by 45 votes
Crossed the aisle 16

Members who voted against their own party's majority position.

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
Baldwin D Bishop D Capito R Castor D Cleaver D Clyburn D Cohen D Costa D Cuellar D Davis D DeGette D Diaz-Balart R Doggett D Gillibrand D Green D Hoyer D Issa R Johnson D Larsen D Larson D Lofgren D Lynch D Markey D Matsui D McCaul R McGovern D Meeks D Murphy D Nadler D Neal D H. Rogers R Sánchez D Schakowsky D Schiff D Scott D Sessions R Sherman D Simpson R C. Smith R Adam Smith D B. Thompson D M. Thompson D Van Hollen D Velázquez D Wasserman Schultz D Waters D Welch D Wicker R
 Voted no 24
Aderholt R Bilirakis R Blackburn R Boozman R Buchanan R Calvert R Clarke D Cole R Courtney D DeLauro D Foxx R Graves R Hirono D Jordan R Kaptur D Lucas R McCollum D Moore D Moran R M. Rogers R Adrian Smith R Turner R Walberg R Wilson R
Present or didn't vote
Didn't vote · 2
Carter R Pallone D
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