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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 · 3:23 PM EDT  H.R. 628
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H.R. 628: To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

On March 17, 2009 the House passed the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 628 (To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent…), 409 to 7.

PASSED
409–7
+402 margin
Democrats
246
Republicans
163 7
Majority threshold YES 409 7 NO
416 members voted · 15 Not Voting Passed by 402 votes
Crossed the aisle 2

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

Republican Voted YEA (30 for, 2 against), but 2 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 83
Aderholt R Baldwin D Bilirakis R Bishop D Blackburn R Boozman R Buchanan R Calvert R Capito R Carson D Carter R Cassidy R 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 Graves R Green D Guthrie R Heinrich D Himes D Hirono D Hoyer D Issa R Johnson D Jordan R Kaptur D Larsen D Larson D Latta R Lofgren D Luján D Lynch D Markey D Matsui D McCaul R McClintock R McCollum D McGovern D Meeks D Moore D Moran R Murphy D Nadler D Neal D Pallone D Peters D Pingree D M. Rogers R H. Rogers R Sánchez D Scalise R Schakowsky D Schiff D Scott D Sessions R Sherman D Simpson R Adrian Smith R C. Smith R Adam Smith D B. Thompson D G. Thompson R M. Thompson D Titus D Tonko D Turner R Van Hollen D Wasserman Schultz D Waters D Wilson R Wittman R
 Voted no 2
Foxx R Lummis R
Present or didn't vote
Didn't vote · 3
Lucas R Velázquez D Welch D
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