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Floor vote

House vote #979

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions

Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act

Failed Congress 110 · Session 1 Oct 17, 2007 · 10:03 PM  HR 2095
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FAILED
198–222
+24 margin
Democrats
13 211
Republicans
185 11
Majority threshold YES 198 222 NO
420 members voted · 11 present/absent Failed by 24 votes
Crossed the aisle 3

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

Democratic Voted NAY (44 against, 2 for) — but 2 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (26 for, 1 against) — but 1 member below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 28
AderholtR BilirakisR BlackburnR BoozmanR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR ColeR FoxxR GillibrandD GravesR IssaR JordanR KapturD LucasR McCaulR MoranR RogersR RogersR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR SmithR TurnerR WalbergR WickerR WilsonR
 Voted no 45
BaldwinD BishopD CastorD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR DoggettD GreenD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LynchD MarkeyD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD
Present or didn't vote
MatsuiD