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Floor vote

House vote #239

On Passage

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activites of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes

Passed Congress 114 · Session 1 May 15, 2015 · 3:01 PM  HR 1735
PASSED
269–151
+118 margin
Democrats
41 143
Republicans
228 8
Majority threshold YES 269 151 NO
420 members voted · 12 present/absent Passed by 118 votes
Crossed the aisle 16

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

Democratic Voted NAY (73 against, 14 for) — but 14 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (67 for, 2 against) — but 2 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
Present or didn't vote