House vote
Representatives' collective choice
A House vote is a formal decision by the U.S.
House of Representatives on legislation, resolutions, or procedural matters.
Members vote by voice, standing count, or electronic record depending on the measure's significance.
The bill passed on a House vote of 220 to 215.
The term distinguishes action by the House from votes in the Senate or in committee.
- ballotVoting document
- yeaFormal vote assenting
- nayNegative vote
- roll callAttendance-taking procedure
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
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- impeachmentimpeachment, articles of impeachment, impeachment inquiry, high crimes, Senate trial
House voteexecutive order
Binding directive from leadership
presidential veto · presidential decree · judicial decision · court opinion · executive action
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