House · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 439
House vote house-114-2-439
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: 7/13/2016
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 7/13/2016
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
439
Record identifier
house-114-2-439
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What this vote does
On Ordering the Previous Question Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764, a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act; providing for consideration of S. 304, the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 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 = 428).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 433
Not Voting list
5 members
Alcee Hastings
Democrat · FL-20
Vote: Not Voting
Stevan Pearce
Republican · NM-2
Vote: Not Voting
Ted Poe
Republican · TX-2
Vote: Not Voting
Mark Takai
Democrat · HI-1
Vote: Not Voting
Filemon Vela
Democrat · TX-34
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 7/13/2016Roll call: house-114-2-439