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House · 118th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 231

House vote house-118-2-231

Whether the House should send the bill back for more changes

Official question: On Motion to Recommit

Date: 5/23/2024

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Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 5/23/2024
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 2
Roll number
231
Record identifier
house-118-2-231
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What this vote does

On Motion to Recommit To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia This roll call is linked to bill 118hres429. Recorded outcome: Failed.

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Result

Official result: Failed
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 = 407).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 430
Not Voting list
23 members
Joyce Beatty
Democratic · OH-3
Vote: Not Voting
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat · OR-3
Vote: Not Voting
Lauren Boebert
Republican · CO-4
Vote: Not Voting
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democratic · FL-20
Vote: Not Voting
Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · MO-5
Vote: Not Voting
Dwight Evans
Democratic · PA-3
Vote: Not Voting
Lois Frankel
Democratic · FL-22
Vote: Not Voting
Al Green
Democratic · TX-9
Vote: Not Voting
Raúl Grijalva
Democrat · AZ-7
Vote: Not Voting
Jeffrey Jackson
Democrat · NC-14
Vote: Not Voting
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democrat · TX-18
Vote: Not Voting
Andy Kim
Democratic · NJ
Vote: Not Voting
Darin LaHood
Republican · IL-16
Vote: Not Voting
Greg Landsman
Democratic · OH-1
Vote: Not Voting
Barry Loudermilk
Republican · GA-11
Vote: Not Voting
Seth Magaziner
Democratic · RI-2
Vote: Not Voting
Lisa C. McClain
Republican · MI-9
Vote: Not Voting
Gwen Moore
Democratic · WI-4
Vote: Not Voting
Gregory F. Murphy
Republican · NC-3
Vote: Not Voting
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · NY-14
Vote: Not Voting
Melanie A. Stansbury
Democratic · NM-1
Vote: Not Voting
Ritchie Torres
Democratic · NY-15
Vote: Not Voting
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democratic · NY-7
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 5/23/2024Roll call: house-118-2-231Bill: 118hres429