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Floor vote

House vote #131

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act

Failed Congress 110 · Session 2 Mar 12, 2008 · 7:07 PM  HR 5563
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FAILED
277–140
+137 margin
Democrats
224
Republicans
53 140
Majority threshold YES 277 140 NO
417 members voted · 12 present/absent Passed by 137 votes
Crossed the aisle 12

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

Republican Voted NAY (16 against, 12 for) — but 12 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 59
BaldwinD BilirakisR BishopD BoozmanR BuchananR CapitoR CastorD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR DoggettD FosterD GillibrandD GravesR GreenD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCaulR McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MoranR MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD RogersR SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithR SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD TurnerR Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WelchD WittmanR
 Voted no 16
AderholtR BlackburnR CalvertR CarterR ColeR FoxxR IssaR JordanR LattaR LucasR RogersR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR WalbergR WilsonR
Present or didn't vote
WatersD