House · 118th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 188
House vote house-118-2-188
Whether the House should set aside the pending question
Official question: On Motion to Table
Date: 5/8/2024
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 5/8/2024
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 2
Roll number
188
Record identifier
house-118-2-188
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What this vote does
On Motion to Table Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant This roll call is linked to bill 118hjres42. 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 = 402).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 430
Not Voting list
21 members
Jim Banks
Republican · IN
Vote: Not Voting
Michael Burgess
Republican · TX-26
Vote: Not Voting
André Carson
Democratic · IN-7
Vote: Not Voting
John R. Carter
Republican · TX-31
Vote: Not Voting
Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · MO-5
Vote: Not Voting
Tom Cole
Republican · OK-4
Vote: Not Voting
Valerie P. Foushee
Democratic · NC-4
Vote: Not Voting
Kay Granger
Republican · TX-12
Vote: Not Voting
Raúl Grijalva
Democrat · AZ-7
Vote: Not Voting
Harriet M. Hageman
Republican · WY-0
Vote: Not Voting
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democrat · TX-18
Vote: Not Voting
Sara Jacobs
Democratic · CA-51
Vote: Not Voting
Doug LaMalfa
Republican · CA-1
Vote: Not Voting
Greg Landsman
Democratic · OH-1
Vote: Not Voting
Anna Paulina Luna
Republican · FL-13
Vote: Not Voting
Seth Magaziner
Democratic · RI-2
Vote: Not Voting
Michael T. McCaul
Republican · TX-10
Vote: Not Voting
Kevin Mullin
Democratic · CA-15
Vote: Not Voting
Pete Sessions
Republican · TX-17
Vote: Not Voting
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic · MS-2
Vote: Not Voting
Jill N. Tokuda
Democratic · HI-2
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 5/8/2024Roll call: house-118-2-188Bill: 118hjres42