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Floor vote

House vote #534

On Motion to Instruct Conferees

Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act

Failed Congress 108 · Session 1 Oct 7, 2003 · 11:21 PM  HR 1
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FAILED
161–234
+73 margin
Democrats
6 182
Republicans
155 51
Independents
1
Majority threshold YES 161 234 NO
395 members voted · 39 present/absent Failed by 73 votes
Crossed the aisle 9

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

Democratic Voted NAY (29 against, 2 for) — but 2 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (11 for, 7 against) — but 7 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
 Voted yes 13
AderholtR BlackburnR BoozmanR CarterR CaseD Diaz-BalartR RogersR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR ThompsonD WickerR WilsonR
 Voted no 37
BaldwinD BishopD CapitoR ClyburnD ColeR DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD DoggettD GravesR HoyerD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LucasR LynchD MarkeyD McCollumD McGovernD MoranR NadlerD NealD PalloneD PelosiD RogersR SánchezD SandersI SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithD ThompsonD TurnerR Van HollenD VelázquezD WatersD
Present or didn't vote
CalvertR IssaR LofgrenD MeeksD