In the House, ordering the previous question ends debate on the pending question and brings it to a vote. The motion needed 209 yes votes among the 416 members voting yes or no, and received exactly 209.

The House can now vote on the pending question. This roll call itself did not decide the bill.

The vote followed party majority positions: Democrats opposed the motion, while Republicans supported it. The one voting independent supported it.

• DAngie CraigMinnesota-2— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
• DBennie ThompsonMississippi-2— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
• DJonathan JacksonIllinois-1— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
• DJulie JohnsonTexas-32— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
• DRichard NealMassachusetts-1— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
• RAnna LunaFlorida-13— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
• RCarol MillerWest Virginia-1— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
• RChip RoyTexas-21— One of 14 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.

Previous question

House motion to end debate and bring the pending question (usually a special rule) to immediate vote. Almost always passes on a party-line vote — defeats are vanishingly rare since 1988.

Special rule

A House Rules Committee resolution setting the terms of debate for a bill — open vs. closed, amendments allowed, time limits. Voting on the rule is voting on the framework, not the bill itself, but they are tightly correlated.