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House · 118th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 260

House vote house-118-2-260

Voting on a resolution

Official question: On Agreeing to the Resolution

Date: 6/12/2024

Sources

Provenance for this roll-call record.

Vote date: 6/12/2024
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 2
Roll number
260
Record identifier
house-118-2-260
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What this vote does

On Agreeing to the Resolution Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on the Judiciary This roll call is linked to bill 118hres1292. 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 = 423).

Vote breakdown

Total recorded votes: 431
Not Voting list
8 members
Jamaal Bowman
Democrat · NY-16
Vote: Not Voting
Dwight Evans
Democratic · PA-3
Vote: Not Voting
John Garamendi
Democratic · CA-8
Vote: Not Voting
Raúl Grijalva
Democrat · AZ-7
Vote: Not Voting
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democrat · TX-18
Vote: Not Voting
Ted Lieu
Democratic · CA-36
Vote: Not Voting
Gregory F. Murphy
Republican · NC-3
Vote: Not Voting
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic · NJ-12
Vote: Not Voting

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Last updated: 6/12/2024Roll call: house-118-2-260Bill: 118hres1292