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House · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 553

House vote house-114-1-553

No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?

Whether the House should end debate and move to the next step

Official question: On Ordering the Previous Question

Date: 10/21/2015

Sources

Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 10/21/2015
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 1
Roll number
553
Record identifier
house-114-1-553
This is the canonical roll-call identifier stored in OurCongress.

What this vote does

On Ordering the Previous Question Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 692) to ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Passed.

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Result

Official result: Passed
Required threshold (best-effort)
Simple majority (of those voting)
Note: This is a best-effort interpretation based on the vote question text.
Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 422).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 434
Not Voting list
12 members
Ken Buck
Republican · CO-4
Vote: Not Voting
James E. Clyburn
Democratic · SC-6
Vote: Not Voting
Barbara Comstock
Republican · VA-10
Vote: Not Voting
Trey Gowdy
Republican · SC-4
Vote: Not Voting
Alan Grayson
Democrat · FL-9
Vote: Not Voting
Robin L. Kelly
Democratic · IL-2
Vote: Not Voting
John B. Larson
Democratic · CT-1
Vote: Not Voting
Barry Loudermilk
Republican · GA-11
Vote: Not Voting
Donald Payne
Democrat · NJ-10
Vote: Not Voting
Kathleen Rice
Democrat · NY-4
Vote: Not Voting
Frederica S. Wilson
Democratic · FL-24
Vote: Not Voting
Todd Young
Republican · IN
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 10/21/2015Roll call: house-114-1-553