House · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 709
House vote house-115-1-709
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Final passage vote
Official question: On Passage
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
709
Record identifier
house-115-1-709
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What this vote does
On Passage Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes 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 = 420).
Vote breakdown
Yea
251 members
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Nay
169 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
12 members
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Total recorded votes: 432
Present list
0 members
No members in this category.
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Last updated: 12/21/2017Roll call: house-115-1-709