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House · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 578

House vote house-114-2-578

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What is this vote?

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended

Date: 11/15/2016

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Vote date: 11/15/2016
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
578
Record identifier
house-114-2-578
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What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended Urging respect for the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the democratic transition of power in 2016 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)
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Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed as ≥ 280 Yea out of 419 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 434
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15 members
Robert B. Aderholt
Republican · AL-4
Vote: Not Voting
Ron DeSantis
Republican · FL-6
Vote: Not Voting
Michael Fitzpatrick
Republican · PA-8
Vote: Not Voting
Kay Granger
Republican · TX-12
Vote: Not Voting
Luis Gutiérrez
Democrat · IL-4
Vote: Not Voting
Rubén Hinojosa
Democrat · TX-15
Vote: Not Voting
John Lewis
Democrat · GA-5
Vote: Not Voting
Jim McDermott
Democrat · WA-7
Vote: Not Voting
Randy Neugebauer
Republican · TX-19
Vote: Not Voting
Richard Nugent
Republican · FL-11
Vote: Not Voting
Ted Poe
Republican · TX-2
Vote: Not Voting
Reid Ribble
Republican · WI-8
Vote: Not Voting
Loretta Sanchez
Democrat · CA-46
Vote: Not Voting
Kurt Schrader
Democrat · OR-5
Vote: Not Voting
Lynn Westmoreland
Republican · GA-3
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 11/15/2016Roll call: house-114-2-578