Skip to main content
Floor vote

House vote #188

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008

Failed Congress 110 · Session 2 Apr 15, 2008 · 4:28 PM EDT  H.R. 5036
Raw XML

H.R. 5036: Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008

On April 15, 2008 the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 5036 (Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008), as Amended, failed in the House, 239 to 178; more than a simple majority was needed.

FAILED
239–178
+61, not enough
Democrats
223 2
Republicans
16 176
Simple majority YES 239 178 NO
417 members voted · 14 Not Voting Failed, 239 to 178: more than a simple majority was needed
Crossed the aisle 4

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

Republican Voted NAY (24 against, 4 for), but 4 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 52
Baldwin D Bishop D Buchanan R Carson D Castor D Clarke D Cleaver D Clyburn D Cohen D Cole R Costa D Courtney D Cuellar D Davis D DeGette D DeLauro D Diaz-Balart R Doggett D Foster D Gillibrand D Green D Hirono D Hoyer D Johnson D Kaptur D Larsen D Larson D Lofgren D Lynch D Markey D Matsui D McCollum D McGovern D Meeks D Moore D Murphy D Nadler D Neal D Sánchez D Schakowsky D Schiff D Scott D Sherman D C. Smith R Adam Smith D B. Thompson D M. Thompson D Van Hollen D Velázquez D Wasserman Schultz D Waters D Welch D
 Voted no 24
Aderholt R Bilirakis R Blackburn R Boozman R Calvert R Capito R Carter R Foxx R Graves R Issa R Jordan R Latta R Lucas R McCaul R Moran R H. Rogers R M. Rogers R Sessions R Simpson R Adrian Smith R Turner R Walberg R Wilson R Wittman R
Present or didn't vote
Didn't vote · 1
Pallone D
Report a problem