House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 228
House vote house-118-1-228
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: 5/22/2023
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 5/22/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
228
Record identifier
house-118-1-228
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What this vote does
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act This roll call is linked to bill 118hr1076. Recorded outcome: Passed.
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Result
Official result: Passed
Required threshold (best-effort)
Two-thirds (of those voting)
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Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed as ≥ 270 Yea out of 404 voting (2/3 of those voting).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 434
Nay list
2 members
Matt Gaetz
Republican · FL-1
Vote: Nay
Thomas Massie
Republican · KY-4
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 5/22/2023Roll call: house-118-1-228Bill: 118hr1076