House · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 520
House vote house-114-2-520
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Final passage vote
Official question: On Passage
Date: 9/15/2016
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 9/15/2016
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
520
Record identifier
house-114-2-520
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What this vote does
On Passage To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 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 = 418).
Vote breakdown
Yea
244 members
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Nay
174 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
13 members
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Total recorded votes: 431
Not Voting list
13 members
Corrine Brown
Democrat · FL-5
Vote: Not Voting
Jim Costa
Democratic · CA-21
Vote: Not Voting
Scott DesJarlais
Republican · TN-4
Vote: Not Voting
Renee Ellmers
Republican · NC-2
Vote: Not Voting
Stephen Fincher
Republican · TN-8
Vote: Not Voting
Cresent Hardy
Republican · NV-4
Vote: Not Voting
Sam Johnson
Republican · TX-3
Vote: Not Voting
Raúl Labrador
Republican · ID-1
Vote: Not Voting
Steven Palazzo
Republican · MS-4
Vote: Not Voting
Joseph Pitts
Republican · PA-16
Vote: Not Voting
Loretta Sanchez
Democrat · CA-46
Vote: Not Voting
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Democratic · VA-3
Vote: Not Voting
Don Young
Republican · AK-0
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 9/15/2016Roll call: house-114-2-520