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Floor vote

House vote #40

On Passage

To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes

Passed Congress 110 · Session 2 Feb 7, 2008 · 11:17 PM  HR 4137
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PASSED
354–58
+296 margin
Democrats
219
Republicans
135 58
Majority threshold YES 354 58 NO
412 members voted · 17 present/absent Passed by 296 votes
Crossed the aisle 4

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

Republican Voted YEA (24 for, 4 against) — but 4 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 70
AderholtR BaldwinD BilirakisR BishopD BoozmanR BuchananR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR CastorD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD ColeR CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR DoggettD GillibrandD GravesR GreenD HironoD HoyerD IssaR JohnsonD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LattaR LofgrenD LucasR LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCaulR McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MurphyD NadlerD NealD PalloneD RogersR RogersR SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD SessionsR ShermanD SimpsonR SmithR SmithR ThompsonD ThompsonD TurnerR Van HollenD VelázquezD WalbergR Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD WilsonR WittmanR
 Voted no 4
BlackburnR FoxxR JordanR MoranR
Present or didn't vote
SmithD