S.2135: A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.

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September 08, 2008 Roll call number 569 in the House
Question On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: S 2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007
Ayes: 371 (Democrat: 193; Republican: 177)**
Nays: 0 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 0)
Abstained: 62 (Democrat: 40; Republican: 22)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 85%
Result: Passed

Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

NameVoted
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] Abstain
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] Abstain
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] Abstain
Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1] Abstain
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3] Abstain
Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9] Abstain
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] Abstain
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3] Abstain
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1] Abstain
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3] Abstain
Donald Cazayoux Abstain
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6] Abstain
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] Abstain
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14] Abstain
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7] Abstain
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] Abstain
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6] Abstain
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5] Abstain
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17] Abstain
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7] Abstain
Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2] Abstain
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17] Abstain
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9] Abstain
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12] Abstain
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] Abstain
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] Abstain
Michael McNulty Abstain
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6] Abstain
Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3] Abstain
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2] Abstain
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7] Abstain
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1] Abstain
Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7] Abstain
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11] Abstain
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9] Abstain
Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1] Abstain
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] Abstain
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] Abstain
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] Abstain
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12] Abstain

* - Voters marked "No Data" are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

** Because of incomplete data from newly elected Representatives, party breakdown visualizations may be inaccurate by one or two votes.

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