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House · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 589

House vote house-114-2-589

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What is this vote?

Whether the House should pass this bill under suspension of the rules

Official question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Date: 11/29/2016

Sources

Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 11/29/2016
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
589
Record identifier
house-114-2-589
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What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligiblity for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries 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 met
Computed as ≥ 268 Yea out of 401 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 434
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Last updated: 11/29/2016Roll call: house-114-2-589