On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

May 20, 2026

OUTCOME · PASSED

396/ 409NEEDED 273

Threshold: 2/3 Supermajority

WHAT THIS VOTE DID

AI-written

The House passed a motion to suspend its rules and agree to a measure. The roll call recorded 396 yes votes, 13 no votes and 21 members not voting.

MORE DETAIL →

The House voted on a motion to suspend its rules and agree to a measure. ChamberLight has not yet linked this roll call to the measure it concerns. The motion passed, with 396 yes votes and 13 no votes; 21 members did not vote.

PROCEDURE

CATEGORY: suspension
NEEDED: 2/3 Supermajority
COALITION: bipartisan majority

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The House has completed this vote; the underlying measure’s later status is not included in the provided context.

PARTY DYNAMICS

Democrats. The Democratic majority position was yes, with 204 voting yes and 8 not voting.

Republicans. The Republican majority position was yes, with 191 voting yes, 13 voting no and 13 not voting; eight Republicans listed as voting against their party’s majority position were Andy Biggs (Arizona), Andy Harris (Maryland), Clay Higgins (Louisiana), David Schweikert (Arizona), Eric Burlison (Missouri), Josh Brecheen (Oklahoma), Keith Self (Texas) and Lauren Boebert (Colorado).

8 cross-party votes · Full attendance

MEMBERS · 430

GLOSSARY

Suspension of the rules: House fast-track procedure for non-controversial bills: 40 minutes of debate, no amendments, two-thirds vote required. Failure here doesn't kill the bill — it can come back under regular rules.

AI-WRITTENThe summary and analysis of this vote were written by an AI model from the roll-call record.

Model: gpt-6-lunaMethod: Vote analysis, version 2.0Generated: Sep 25, 2026Confidence: Low

What do you think?

0 votes

Discussion

Loading comments...

Prev Next

MOTION PASSED· 119TH CONGRESS · 2ND SESSION · ROLL CALL #176

HouseSuspension

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

May 20, 2026

396–13

273 to pass

Margin

383 votes

Crossed

13 members

WHAT HAPPENED

AI-written

The House passed a motion to suspend its rules and agree to a measure.

The roll call recorded 396 yes votes, 13 no votes and 21 members not voting.

View on House.gov ↗

HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

Bipartisan majority

A motion to suspend the rules lets the House consider and agree to a measure under a faster procedure. It requires two-thirds of members voting yes or no; in this vote, that meant 273 of 409.

Threshold

273 of 409

Needs two-thirds of members voting yes or no to pass under suspension of the rules — 273 of 409 this time.

Outcome

Passed by 123

The House agreed to the motion. The result does not identify the underlying measure or its contents.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The House has completed this vote; the underlying measure’s later status is not included in the provided context.

PARTY DYNAMICS

Majorities of both Republicans and Democrats voted yes, so the vote was not along party lines.

Democrats

The Democratic majority position was yes, with 204 voting yes and 8 not voting.

Republicans

The Republican majority position was yes, with 191 voting yes, 13 voting no and 13 not voting; eight Republicans listed as voting against their party’s majority position were Andy Biggs (Arizona), Andy Harris (Maryland), Clay Higgins (Louisiana), David Schweikert (Arizona), Eric Burlison (Missouri), Josh Brecheen (Oklahoma), Keith Self (Texas) and Lauren Boebert (Colorado).

Independents

One independent voted yes.

CROSSED PARTY LINES

R
Andy BiggsArizona-5
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
Andy HarrisMaryland-1
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
Clay HigginsLouisiana-3
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
David SchweikertArizona-1
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
Eric BurlisonMissouri-7
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
Josh BrecheenOklahoma-2
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
Keith SelfTexas-3
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
Lauren BoebertColorado-4
Voted NO against party majority— One of 13 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.

GLOSSARY

Suspension of the rules: House fast-track procedure for non-controversial bills: 40 minutes of debate, no amendments, two-thirds vote required. Failure here doesn't kill the bill — it can come back under regular rules.

AI-WRITTENThe summary and analysis of this vote were written by an AI model from the roll-call record.

Model: gpt-6-lunaMethod: Vote analysis, version 2.0Generated: Sep 25, 2026Confidence: Low

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

What do you think?

Discussion

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

WHAT HAPPENED

HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

PARTY DYNAMICS

GLOSSARY

PARTY BREAKDOWN

HOW MEMBERS VOTED

RELATED

What do you think?

Discussion

Search

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

What do you think?

Discussion

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

WHAT HAPPENED

HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

PARTY DYNAMICS

GLOSSARY

PARTY BREAKDOWN

HOW MEMBERS VOTED

RELATED

What do you think?

Discussion