House · 118th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 188

House vote house-118-2-188

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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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