House Roll Call 20

119th Congress · Session 1 · January 22, 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-53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

This text is a resolution from the House of Representatives that sets the rules for considering two specific bills. It outlines the debate structure and amendment process for H.R. 471, which deals with forest management and environmental reviews. It also outlines the rules for considering S. 5, which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take certain aliens into custody. The text explains how long debate will last for each measure. It also details which amendments are allowed and how the final votes will be handled. No other actions or outside topics are included in this resolution.

The House recorded this as
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) the Fix Our Forests Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) the Laken Riley Act
Result: Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 214Nay: 204Not Voting: 15433 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D0204011
Republican R214004
How each member voted (433)
214 yea, 204 nay, 15 not voting