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Floor vote

House vote #130

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges

Passed Congress 111 · Session 1 Mar 17, 2009 · 7:23 PM  HR 628
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PASSED
409–7
+402 margin
Democrats
246
Republicans
163 7
Majority threshold YES 409 7 NO
416 members voted · 15 present/absent Passed by 402 votes
Crossed the aisle 2

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

Republican Voted YEA (30 for, 2 against) — but 2 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 83
AderholtR BaldwinD BilirakisR BishopD BlackburnR BoozmanR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarsonD CarterR CassidyR CastorD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD ColeR CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR DoggettD FosterD GravesR GreenD GuthrieR HeinrichD HimesD HironoD HoyerD IssaR JohnsonD JordanR KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LattaR LofgrenD LujánD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCaulR McClintockR McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MoranR MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD PetersD PingreeD RogersR RogersR SánchezD ScaliseR SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD SessionsR ShermanD SimpsonR SmithD SmithR SmithR ThompsonD ThompsonR ThompsonD TitusD TonkoD TurnerR Van HollenD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WilsonR WittmanR
 Voted no 2
FoxxR LummisR
Present or didn't vote
LucasR VelázquezD WelchD