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
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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
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Total recorded votes: 434
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Last updated: 11/15/2016Roll call: house-114-2-578