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House · 118th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 134

House vote house-118-2-134

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Date: 4/16/2024

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Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 4/16/2024
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 2
Roll number
134
Record identifier
house-118-2-134
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What this vote does

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the slogan, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is antisemitic and its use must be condemned This roll call is linked to bill 118hres883. 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 ≥ 281 Yea out of 421 voting (2/3 of those voting).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 431
Not Voting list
9 members
Yadira Caraveo
Democrat · CO-8
Vote: Not Voting
Tony Cárdenas
Democrat · CA-29
Vote: Not Voting
Joaquin Castro
Democratic · TX-20
Vote: Not Voting
Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · CA-34
Vote: Not Voting
Kay Granger
Republican · TX-12
Vote: Not Voting
Raúl Grijalva
Democrat · AZ-7
Vote: Not Voting
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Republican · MO-3
Vote: Not Voting
Donald Payne
Democrat · NJ-10
Vote: Not Voting
Frederica S. Wilson
Democratic · FL-24
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 4/16/2024Roll call: house-118-2-134Bill: 118hres883