House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 256
House vote house-118-1-256
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended
Date: 6/13/2023
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 6/13/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
256
Record identifier
house-118-1-256
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What this vote does
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023 This roll call is linked to bill 118hres377. 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)
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Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 433
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Last updated: 6/13/2023Roll call: house-118-1-256Bill: 118hres377