House · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 703
House vote house-115-1-703
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?On Approving the Journal
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
703
Record identifier
house-115-1-703
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What this vote does
On Approving the Journal 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 = 411).
Vote breakdown
Yea
217 members
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Nay
194 members
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Present
2 members
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Not Voting
18 members
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Total recorded votes: 431
Not Voting list
18 members
Joyce Beatty
Democratic · OH-3
Vote: Not Voting
Jim Bridenstine
Republican · OK-1
Vote: Not Voting
Mo Brooks
Republican · AL-5
Vote: Not Voting
Kathy Castor
Democratic · FL-14
Vote: Not Voting
Joseph Crowley
Democrat · NY-14
Vote: Not Voting
Matt Gaetz
Republican · FL-1
Vote: Not Voting
Louie Gohmert
Republican · TX-1
Vote: Not Voting
Garret Graves
Republican · LA-6
Vote: Not Voting
Joseph Kennedy
Democrat · MA-4
Vote: Not Voting
Ted Lieu
Democratic · CA-36
Vote: Not Voting
Markwayne Mullin
Republican · OK
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
Michael K. Simpson
Republican · ID-2
Vote: Not Voting
Lamar Smith
Republican · TX-21
Vote: Not Voting
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic · MS-2
Vote: Not Voting
Frederica S. Wilson
Democratic · FL-24
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 12/20/2017Roll call: house-115-1-703