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House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 189

House vote house-118-1-189

Whether the House should pass this bill under suspension of the rules

Official question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Date: 4/19/2023

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Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 4/19/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
189
Record identifier
house-118-1-189
This is the canonical roll-call identifier stored in OurCongress.

What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act This roll call is linked to bill 118hjres109. 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 ≥ 279 Yea out of 418 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 435
Not Voting list
17 members
Robert B. Aderholt
Republican · AL-4
Vote: Not Voting
Lauren Boebert
Republican · CO-4
Vote: Not Voting
Ken Buck
Republican · CO-4
Vote: Not Voting
Cori Bush
Democrat · MO-1
Vote: Not Voting
Jerry Carl
Republican · AL-1
Vote: Not Voting
Steve Cohen
Democratic · TN-9
Vote: Not Voting
Raúl Grijalva
Democrat · AZ-7
Vote: Not Voting
Steny H. Hoyer
Democratic · MD-5
Vote: Not Voting
Mike Kelly
Republican · PA-16
Vote: Not Voting
Daniel Kildee
Democrat · MI-8
Vote: Not Voting
Barbara Lee
Democrat · CA-12
Vote: Not Voting
Richard E. Neal
Democratic · MA-1
Vote: Not Voting
Deborah K. Ross
Democratic · NC-2
Vote: Not Voting
David Scott
Democratic · GA-13
Vote: Not Voting
Terri A. Sewell
Democratic · AL-7
Vote: Not Voting
Michael K. Simpson
Republican · ID-2
Vote: Not Voting
Dale W. Strong
Republican · AL-5
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 4/19/2023Roll call: house-118-1-189Bill: 118hjres109