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House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 21

House vote house-118-1-21

Whether the House should end debate and move to the next step

Official question: On Ordering the Previous Question

Date: 1/9/2023

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Vote date: 1/9/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
21
Record identifier
house-118-1-21
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What this vote does

On Ordering the Previous Question Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes This roll call is linked to bill 118s3427. 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 = 416).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 434
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18 members
Brian Babin
Republican · TX-36
Vote: Not Voting
Dan Crenshaw
Republican · TX-2
Vote: Not Voting
Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · TX-37
Vote: Not Voting
Robert Good
Republican · VA-5
Vote: Not Voting
Al Green
Democratic · TX-9
Vote: Not Voting
Andy Harris
Republican · MD-1
Vote: Not Voting
David P. Joyce
Republican · OH-14
Vote: Not Voting
Young Kim
Republican · CA-40
Vote: Not Voting
Michael T. McCaul
Republican · TX-10
Vote: Not Voting
Kweisi Mfume
Democratic · MD-7
Vote: Not Voting
Alexander Mooney
Republican · WV-2
Vote: Not Voting
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · CA-11
Vote: Not Voting
Scott H. Peters
Democratic · CA-50
Vote: Not Voting
John W. Rose
Republican · TN-6
Vote: Not Voting
Adam Smith
Democratic · WA-9
Vote: Not Voting
William R. Timmons
Republican · SC-4
Vote: Not Voting
David Trone
Democrat · MD-6
Vote: Not Voting
Michael Waltz
Republican · FL-6
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 1/9/2023Roll call: house-118-1-21Bill: 118s3427