House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 134
House vote house-118-1-134
Whether the House should end debate and move to the next step
Official question: On Ordering the Previous Question
Date: 3/8/2023
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 3/8/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
134
Record identifier
house-118-1-134
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What this vote does
On Ordering the Previous Question Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) the Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act; consideration of the resolution (H.J. Res. 27) relating to Revised Definition of Waters of the United States; consideration of the bill (S.619) the COVID-19 Origin Act; and for other purposes This roll call is linked to bill 118hres883. 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 = 422).
Vote breakdown
Yea
217 members
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Nay
205 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
12 members
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Total recorded votes: 434
Not Voting list
12 members
Lauren Boebert
Republican · CO-4
Vote: Not Voting
Joaquin Castro
Democratic · TX-20
Vote: Not Voting
Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · MO-5
Vote: Not Voting
Steny H. Hoyer
Democratic · MD-5
Vote: Not Voting
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · NM-3
Vote: Not Voting
Ted Lieu
Democratic · CA-36
Vote: Not Voting
Dean Phillips
Democrat · MN-3
Vote: Not Voting
Kim Schrier
Democratic · WA-8
Vote: Not Voting
W. Gregory Steube
Republican · FL-17
Vote: Not Voting
Glenn Thompson
Republican · PA-15
Vote: Not Voting
Randy K. Sr. Weber
Republican · TX-14
Vote: Not Voting
Frederica S. Wilson
Democratic · FL-24
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 3/8/2023Roll call: house-118-1-134Bill: 118hres883