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Floor vote

House vote #663

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act

Failed Congress 110 · Session 2 Sep 27, 2008 · 8:55 PM  HR 6707
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FAILED
243–175
+68 margin
Democrats
206 22
Republicans
37 153
Majority threshold YES 243 175 NO
418 members voted · 15 present/absent Passed by 68 votes
Crossed the aisle 7

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

Democratic Voted YEA (44 for, 3 against) — but 3 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
Republican Voted NAY (25 against, 4 for) — but 4 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 48
BaldwinD BishopD CapitoR CarsonD CastorD ClarkeD CleaverD CohenD CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD FosterD GillibrandD GreenD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD RogersR SánchezD ScaliseR SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithR ThompsonD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD
 Voted no 28
AderholtR BilirakisR BlackburnR BoozmanR BuchananR CalvertR CarterR ClyburnD ColeR Diaz-BalartR FoxxR GravesR IssaR JordanR LattaR LucasR McCaulR MoranR RogersR SchakowskyD SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR SmithD TurnerR WalbergR WilsonR WittmanR
Present or didn't vote
KapturD LynchD