House Passes Hate Crimes Legislation

The vote was 237-180.

14 Democrats voted nay, mostly from the South;

Marion Berry (D-Arkansas)
Dan Boren (D-Oklahoma)
Chris Carney (D-Pennsylvania)
Bud Cramer (D-Alabama)
Lincoln Davis (D-Tennessee)
Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana)
Brad Ellsworth (D-Indiana)
Bart Gordon (D-Tennessee)
Mike McIntyre (D-North Carolina)
Charlie Melacon (D-Louisiana)
Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota)
Mike Ross (D-Arkansas)
Heath Shuler (D-North Carolina)
Gene Taylor (D-Mississippi)

25 Republicans voted FOR the bill;

Judy Biggert (R-Illinois)
Mary Bono (R-California)
Mike Castle (R-Delaware)
Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Florida)
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Florida)
Phil English (R-Pennsylvania)
Mike Ferguson (R-New Jersey)
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-New Jersey)
Jim Gerlach (R-Pennsylvania)
Wayne Gilchrest (R-Maryland)
Mark Kirk (R-Illinois)
Randy Kuhl (R-New York)
Ray LaHood (R-Illinois)
Frank LoBiondo (R-New Jersey)
Jim McCrery (R-Louisiana)
Todd Platts (R-Pennsylvania)
Jon Porter (R-Nevada)
Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio)
Dave Reichert (R-Washington)
Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida)
Jim Saxton (R-New Jersey)
Christopher Shays (R-Connecticut)
Greg Walden (R-Oregon)
Jim Walsh (R-New York)

I find some of these votes rather surprising.

UPDATE: The White House is threatening to veto the measure.