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House · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 343

House vote house-114-2-343

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: 7/5/2016

Sources

Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 7/5/2016
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
343
Record identifier
house-114-2-343
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What this vote does

On Ordering the Previous Question Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4768) Separation of Powers Restoration Act; providing for proceedings during the period from June 23, 2016, through July 4, 2016; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules 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)
Two-thirds (of those voting)
Note: Some votes require 2/3 under chamber rules (e.g., suspension, overrides). The official record may apply special rules.
Threshold check (computed)
Appears not met
Computed as ≥ 267 Yea out of 400 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 433
Present list
0 members
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Last updated: 7/5/2016Roll call: house-114-2-343