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House · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 385

House vote house-118-1-385

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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Date: 9/12/2023

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Vote date: 9/12/2023
Chamber
House
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Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
385
Record identifier
house-118-1-385
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What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights This roll call is linked to bill 118hres492. Recorded outcome: Passed.

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Result

Official result: Passed
Required threshold (best-effort)
Two-thirds (of those voting)
Note: Some votes require 2/3 under chamber rules (e.g., suspension, overrides). The official record may apply special rules.
Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed as ≥ 277 Yea out of 415 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Yea
your rep
413 members
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Nay
2 members
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Present
0 members
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18 members
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Total recorded votes: 433
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Troy A. Carter
Democratic · LA-2
Vote: Not Voting
J. Luis Correa
Democratic · CA-46
Vote: Not Voting
Dan Crenshaw
Republican · TX-2
Vote: Not Voting
Valerie P. Foushee
Democratic · NC-4
Vote: Not Voting
Sam Graves
Republican · MO-6
Vote: Not Voting
Brian Higgins
Democrat · NY-26
Vote: Not Voting
Glenn Ivey
Democratic · MD-4
Vote: Not Voting
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democrat · TX-18
Vote: Not Voting
Frank D. Lucas
Republican · OK-3
Vote: Not Voting
Anna Paulina Luna
Republican · FL-13
Vote: Not Voting
Lucy McBath
Democratic · GA-6
Vote: Not Voting
Troy E. Nehls
Republican · TX-22
Vote: Not Voting
Chellie Pingree
Democratic · ME-1
Vote: Not Voting
Steve Scalise
Republican · LA-1
Vote: Not Voting
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic · MS-2
Vote: Not Voting
Ritchie Torres
Democratic · NY-15
Vote: Not Voting
Ann Wagner
Republican · MO-2
Vote: Not Voting
Tim Walberg
Republican · MI-5
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 9/12/2023Roll call: house-118-1-385Bill: 118hres492