Built to help voters verify how officials vote using official public records — non-partisan, no spin, no jargon.
House · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 705

House vote house-115-1-705

No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?

Voting on a resolution

Official question: On Agreeing to the Resolution

Date: 12/21/2017

Sources

Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 12/21/2017
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
115 / 1
Roll number
705
Record identifier
house-115-1-705
This is the canonical roll-call identifier stored in OurCongress.

What this vote does

On Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370, the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for FY 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes and Wildfires in calendar year 2017 No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Passed.

Why this matters

  • This is an official, on-the-record vote — it’s what members actually did, not a quote or a headline.
  • Roll-call questions are often procedural. We surface the underlying context so you can follow the legislative steps.
  • Some roll calls are about procedures or motions that don’t reference a bill directly in the data feed — they can still shape what happens next.
  • Tip: The official roll-call question text is usually the best clue to what rule or step was in play.

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 not met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 188).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 431
Yea list
0 members
No members in this category.

About this data

Non-partisan by design
OurCongress provides plain-English context without endorsements, political interpretation, or advocacy.
Official sources
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
AI-generated text
“What this vote does” and “Why this matters” may be AI-generated summaries to improve readability. Verify with the official record.
Last updated: 12/21/2017Roll call: house-115-1-705