On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

May 20, 2026

OUTCOME · PASSED

393/ 409NEEDED 273

Threshold: 2/3 Supermajority

WHAT THIS VOTE DID

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The House voted to suspend its rules and pass an amended measure. The motion passed, 393–16.

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The House considered a motion to set aside its usual rules and pass a measure with changes. ChamberLight has not yet linked this roll call to the measure it concerns. The motion passed, with 393 voting yes and 16 voting no. The measure passed the House, but passage in one chamber does not make it law.

PROCEDURE

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

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The measure has passed the House. This vote alone does not make it law.

PARTY DYNAMICS

Democrats. Democrats voted 189 yea and 16 nay, with 7 not voting; the party’s majority position was yes.

Republicans. Republicans voted 203 yea, with 14 not voting; the party’s majority position was yes.

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

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MOTION PASSED· 119TH CONGRESS · 2ND SESSION · ROLL CALL #179

HouseSuspension

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

May 20, 2026

393–16

273 to pass

Margin

377 votes

Crossed

16 members

WHAT HAPPENED

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The House voted to suspend its rules and pass an amended measure.

The motion passed, 393–16.

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HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

Bipartisan majority

Suspending the rules lets the House consider and pass a measure through an expedited process. It requires two-thirds of members voting yes or no; this vote needed 273 of 409 votes.

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 120

The House passed the motion by 120 votes more than the required threshold. This House vote alone does not make the measure law.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The measure has passed the House. This vote alone does not make it law.

PARTY DYNAMICS

Both parties’ majority positions were yes. The vote received broad support across party lines.

Democrats

Democrats voted 189 yea and 16 nay, with 7 not voting; the party’s majority position was yes.

Republicans

Republicans voted 203 yea, with 14 not voting; the party’s majority position was yes.

Independents

The one independent voting voted yea.

CROSSED PARTY LINES

D
Adelita GrijalvaArizona-7
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats voted yes.
D
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezNew York-14
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats voted yes.
D
Ayanna PressleyMassachusetts-7
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats voted yes.
D
Delia RamirezIllinois-3
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats voted yes.
D
Greg CasarTexas-35
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats voted yes.
D
Ilhan OmarMinnesota-5
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats voted yes.
D
James McGovernMassachusetts-2
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats voted yes.
D
Jesús GarcíaIllinois-4
Voted NO against party majority— One of 16 Democrats who voted no while most Democrats 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

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