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House · 115th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 488

House vote house-115-2-488

No related bill listed for this roll call.
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

Date: 12/21/2018

Sources

Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 12/21/2018
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
115 / 2
Roll number
488
Record identifier
house-115-2-488
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What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization 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)
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 ≥ 251 Yea out of 375 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 432
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43 members
Justin Amash
Republican · MI-3
Vote: Nay
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ-5
Vote: Nay
Mike Bishop
Republican · MI-8
Vote: Nay
David Brat
Republican · VA-7
Vote: Nay
Mo Brooks
Republican · AL-5
Vote: Nay
Ken Buck
Republican · CO-4
Vote: Nay
Ted Budd
Republican · NC
Vote: Nay
Michael Cloud
Republican · TX-27
Vote: Nay
James Comer
Republican · KY-1
Vote: Nay
K. Conaway
Republican · TX-11
Vote: Nay
Warren Davidson
Republican · OH-8
Vote: Nay
Scott DesJarlais
Republican · TN-4
Vote: Nay
Jeff Duncan
Republican · SC-3
Vote: Nay
John Duncan
Republican · TN-2
Vote: Nay
Matt Gaetz
Republican · FL-1
Vote: Nay
Mike Gallagher
Republican · WI-8
Vote: Nay
Thomas Garrett
Republican · VA-5
Vote: Nay
Louie Gohmert
Republican · TX-1
Vote: Nay
Paul A. Gosar
Republican · AZ-9
Vote: Nay
Kay Granger
Republican · TX-12
Vote: Nay
H. Morgan Griffith
Republican · VA-9
Vote: Nay
Andy Harris
Republican · MD-1
Vote: Nay
Kevin Hern
Republican · OK-1
Vote: Nay
Jody Hice
Republican · GA-10
Vote: Nay
Clay Higgins
Republican · LA-3
Vote: Nay
Duncan Hunter
Republican · CA-50
Vote: Nay
Mike Johnson
Republican · LA-4
Vote: Nay
Jim Jordan
Republican · OH-4
Vote: Nay
Barry Loudermilk
Republican · GA-11
Vote: Nay
Roger Marshall
Republican · KS
Vote: Nay
Thomas Massie
Republican · KY-4
Vote: Nay
Tom McClintock
Republican · CA-5
Vote: Nay
Mark Meadows
Republican · NC-11
Vote: Nay
Alexander Mooney
Republican · WV-2
Vote: Nay
Ralph Norman
Republican · SC-5
Vote: Nay
Gary J. Palmer
Republican · AL-6
Vote: Nay
Stevan Pearce
Republican · NM-2
Vote: Nay
Scott Perry
Republican · PA-10
Vote: Nay
Bill Posey
Republican · FL-8
Vote: Nay
Marshall Sanford
Republican · SC-1
Vote: Nay
Austin Scott
Republican · GA-8
Vote: Nay
Mac Thornberry
Republican · TX-13
Vote: Nay
Ted Yoho
Republican · FL-3
Vote: Nay

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Last updated: 12/21/2018Roll call: house-115-2-488