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House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 197

House vote house-118-1-197

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: 4/26/2023

Sources

Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 4/26/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
197
Record identifier
house-118-1-197
This is the canonical roll-call identifier stored in OurCongress.

What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended ALERT Parity Act This roll call is linked to bill 118hr1353. 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 ≥ 283 Yea out of 423 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 434
Not Voting list
11 members
Ben Cline
Republican · VA-6
Vote: Not Voting
Tom Cole
Republican · OK-4
Vote: Not Voting
Ron Estes
Republican · KS-4
Vote: Not Voting
Tony Gonzales
Republican · TX-23
Vote: Not Voting
Mike Kelly
Republican · PA-16
Vote: Not Voting
Ro Khanna
Democratic · CA-17
Vote: Not Voting
Daniel Kildee
Democrat · MI-8
Vote: Not Voting
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican · WA-5
Vote: Not Voting
Grace Meng
Democratic · NY-6
Vote: Not Voting
Scott H. Peters
Democratic · CA-50
Vote: Not Voting
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic · NJ-12
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 4/26/2023Roll call: house-118-1-197Bill: 118hr1353