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Floor vote

House vote #51

On Motion to Commit with Instructions

DTV Delay Act

Failed Congress 111 · Session 1 Feb 4, 2009 · 9:04 PM  S 352
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FAILED
180–242
+62 margin
Democrats
15 236
Republicans
165 6
Majority threshold YES 180 242 NO
422 members voted · 10 present/absent Failed by 62 votes
Crossed the aisle 4

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

Democratic Voted NAY (51 against, 3 for) — but 3 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (30 for, 1 against) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 33
BilirakisR BlackburnR BoozmanR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR CassidyR ColeR Diaz-BalartR FoxxR GravesR GuthrieR HimesD IssaR JordanR LattaR LucasR LummisR McCaulR MoranR MurphyD PetersD RogersR RogersR ScaliseR SessionsR SmithR SmithR ThompsonR TurnerR WilsonR WittmanR
 Voted no 52
BaldwinD BishopD CarsonD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD FosterD GreenD HeinrichD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McClintockR McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PingreeD SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD TitusD TonkoD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD
Present or didn't vote
AderholtR CastorD SimpsonR