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House · 115th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 493

House vote house-115-2-493

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

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Vote date: 12/21/2018
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
115 / 2
Roll number
493
Record identifier
house-115-2-493
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What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization 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 ≥ 248 Yea out of 371 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 432
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10 members
Justin Amash
Republican · MI-3
Vote: Nay
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ-5
Vote: Nay
Mo Brooks
Republican · AL-5
Vote: Nay
Raúl Grijalva
Democrat · AZ-3
Vote: Nay
Andy Harris
Republican · MD-1
Vote: Nay
Jared Huffman
Democratic · CA-2
Vote: Nay
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson
Democratic · GA-4
Vote: Nay
Thomas Massie
Republican · KY-4
Vote: Nay
Tom McClintock
Republican · CA-5
Vote: Nay
Janice D. Schakowsky
Democratic · IL-9
Vote: Nay

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Last updated: 12/21/2018Roll call: house-115-2-493