House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 279
House vote house-118-1-279
Voting on a proposed change
Official question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Date: 6/21/2023
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 6/21/2023
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
279
Record identifier
house-118-1-279
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What this vote does
On Agreeing to the Amendment This roll call is linked to bill 118hr8070. Recorded outcome: Agreed to.
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Result
Official result: Agreed to
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 not met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 151).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 439
Not Voting list
7 members
Ron Estes
Republican · KS-4
Vote: Not Voting
Derek Kilmer
Democrat · WA-6
Vote: Not Voting
Grace Meng
Democratic · NY-6
Vote: Not Voting
Mark Pocan
Democratic · WI-2
Vote: Not Voting
Bill Posey
Republican · FL-8
Vote: Not Voting
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · MA-7
Vote: Not Voting
Roger Williams
Republican · TX-25
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 6/21/2023Roll call: house-118-1-279Bill: 118hr8070