House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 140
House vote house-118-1-140
Whether the House should send the bill back for more changes
Official question: On Motion to Recommit
Date: 3/9/2023
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 3/9/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
140
Record identifier
house-118-1-140
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What this vote does
On Motion to Recommit Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act This roll call is linked to bill 118hr6323. Recorded outcome: Failed.
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Result
Official result: Failed
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 = 422).
Vote breakdown
Yea
204 members
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Nay
218 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
13 members
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Total recorded votes: 435
Not Voting list
13 members
Brendan F. Boyle
Democratic · PA-2
Vote: Not Voting
Joaquin Castro
Democratic · TX-20
Vote: Not Voting
Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · MO-5
Vote: Not Voting
J. French Hill
Republican · AR-2
Vote: Not Voting
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson
Democratic · GA-4
Vote: Not Voting
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · NM-3
Vote: Not Voting
Ted Lieu
Democratic · CA-36
Vote: Not Voting
Barry Loudermilk
Republican · GA-11
Vote: Not Voting
Patrick McHenry
Republican · NC-10
Vote: Not Voting
Dean Phillips
Democrat · MN-3
Vote: Not Voting
Kim Schrier
Democratic · WA-8
Vote: Not Voting
Terri A. Sewell
Democratic · AL-7
Vote: Not Voting
W. Gregory Steube
Republican · FL-17
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 3/9/2023Roll call: house-118-1-140Bill: 118hr6323