House · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 699
House vote house-115-1-699
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Voting on a proposed change
Official question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment
Date: 12/20/2017
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 12/20/2017
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
115 / 1
Roll number
699
Record identifier
house-115-1-699
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What this vote does
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 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)
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Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 425).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 432
Not Voting list
7 members
Mo Brooks
Republican · AL-5
Vote: Not Voting
Joseph Kennedy
Democrat · MA-4
Vote: Not Voting
Grace Napolitano
Democrat · CA-32
Vote: Not Voting
Mark Pocan
Democratic · WI-2
Vote: Not Voting
James Renacci
Republican · OH-16
Vote: Not Voting
Lamar Smith
Republican · TX-21
Vote: Not Voting
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic · MS-2
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 12/20/2017Roll call: house-115-1-699