CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

House Roll Call 117

119th Congress · Session 1 · May 6, 2025

A vote to stop debate and move to the decision

A House procedural vote that closes off further debate and amendments. It is about the schedule, not the substance, and it usually falls along party lines.

What was being voted on

119-HRES-377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘‘Gulf of America”, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

This resolution allows the House to consider two specific bills. The first bill, H.R. 276, aims to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." The second bill, H.R. 881, focuses on creating Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions for higher education institutions associated with Confucius Institutes. The resolution sets the rules for how these bills will be debated and passed.

The House recorded this as
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) Gulf of America Act, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
Result: Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 206Nay: 200Not Voting: 27433 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D0200013
Republican R2060014
Official record
How each member voted (433)
206 yea, 200 nay, 27 not voting