This was a vote to approve an amendment, which is a formal proposal to change the language of a piece of legislation currently under debate in the House of Representatives. By agreeing to this amendment, the House has modified the underlying bill before moving toward a final decision on the entire package. In congressional procedure, an amendment allows members to add, remove, or rewrite specific sections of a bill. This vote required a simple majority of those present to pass. It is important to note that voting to adopt an amendment is a middle step; it changes the text of the bill but does not constitute the final vote to pass the bill into law. The amendment was adopted with a massive bipartisan majority, with nearly every Republican and Democrat voting in favor. The bill will now proceed to its next stage of debate or a final passage vote with this new language included in the text.