House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 234
House vote house-118-1-234
Final passage vote
Official question: On Passage
Date: 5/24/2023
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 5/24/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
234
Record identifier
house-118-1-234
This is the canonical roll-call identifier stored in OurCongress.
What this vote does
On Passage Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans” This roll call is linked to bill 118hjres45. 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 = 421).
Vote breakdown
Yea
218 members
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Nay
203 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
14 members
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Total recorded votes: 435
Present list
0 members
No members in this category.
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Last updated: 5/24/2023Roll call: house-118-1-234Bill: 118hjres45