CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

House Roll Call 63

119th Congress · Session 1 · March 10, 2025

A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass

The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not.

What was being voted on

119-HR-495 — Subterranean Border Defense Act

This bill seeks to require annual reports regarding counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations. The legislation amends the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. Specifically, it inserts the phrase and annually thereafter'' after the mention of the development of the strategic plan`. This change ensures that reporting on these operations happens on a yearly basis.

The House recorded this as
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Subterranean Border Defense Act
Result: Passed
Needed two-thirds of those voting, a higher bar than usual — reserved for fast-tracked bills, overriding a veto, and treaties.
Yea: 402Nay: 1Not Voting: 29432 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D1941019
Republican R2080010
Official record
How each member voted (432)
402 yea, 1 nay, 29 not voting