Senate · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 148
Senate vote senate-114-2-148
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What is this vote?On Overriding the Veto
Date: 9/28/2016
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Vote date: 9/28/2016
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
148
Record identifier
senate-114-2-148
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What this vote does
On Overriding the Veto No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Veto Overridden.
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Result
Official result: Veto Overridden
Required threshold (best-effort)
Two-thirds (of those voting)
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Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed as ≥ 66 Yea out of 98 voting (2/3 of those voting).
Vote breakdown
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your rep97 members
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1 members
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0 members
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2 members
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Total recorded votes: 100
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Last updated: 9/28/2016Roll call: senate-114-2-148