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On March 22, 2024, Republican representative [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] filed a motion to remove [[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]] as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives through a [[motion to vacate the chair|motion to vacate]]. The motion is opposed by the leadership of the majority [[House Republican Conference]] and the minority [[House Democratic Caucus]]. |
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Taylor Greene officially invoked the motion on May 8, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/08/marjorie-taylor-greene-triggers-motion-to-vacate-vote-on-removing-speaker-mike-johnson/?sh=5994dc037177 | title=Marjorie Taylor Greene Triggers Motion to Vacate Vote on Removing Speaker Mike Johnson | website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> The motion was [[Table (parliamentary procedure)|tabled (killed)]] in a 359–43 vote.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-motion-to-vacate-mike-johnson-fails-1235017555/ | title=Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion to Oust Mike Johnson Goes Down in Flames | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/08/motion-to-vacate-house-speaker-marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson/</ref> |
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==Process and replacement== |
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Removing the speaker of the House necessitates the use of a [[Motion to vacate the chair|motion to vacate]]. As part of negotiations for [[Kevin McCarthy]]'s speakership, any single representative can initiate a motion to vacate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/us/politics/mccarthy-speaker-rules-house.html |title=Why McCarthy's Slog to Speaker Could Mean Dysfunction Ahead in the House |date=January 7, 2023 |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002233346/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/us/politics/mccarthy-speaker-rules-house.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref> The motion takes the form of a [[simple resolution]]. The provision had only been used three times in the House of Representatives. In 1910, against [[Joseph G. Cannon]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/09/23/1200992004/motion-to-vacate-matt-gaetz-cannon-1910 |title=House GOP rebels recall a distant era when dissidents rose up against 'Czar Cannon' |date=September 22, 2023 |last=Elving |first=Ron |work=[[NPR]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001050251/https://www.npr.org/2023/09/23/1200992004/motion-to-vacate-matt-gaetz-cannon-1910 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/10/03/joseph-cannon-speaker-motion-vacate/ |title=The last vote to remove a House speaker backfired on the GOP |date=October 3, 2023 |last=Brockell |first=Gillian |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 3, 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref> in 2015, against [[John Boehner]], and in 2023, against [[Kevin McCarthy]]. |
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A representative must file the resolution and request a vote; as a privileged resolution, the vote must occur within two legislative days. A vote may be blocked if the resolution is tabled or sent to committee. If passed, an [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives#Speaker pro tempore|internal list]] penned by Speaker Johnson would appoint a [[President pro tempore|speaker ''pro tempore'']] until a new speaker was named. An election would then begin.<ref name="NPRInfo">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/09/30/1202713718/kevin-mccarthy-motion-to-vacate-gaetz-house-speaker |title=How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' hands |date=September 30, 2023 |last=Davis |first=Susan |work=[[NPR]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001000514/https://www.npr.org/2023/09/30/1202713718/kevin-mccarthy-motion-to-vacate-gaetz-house-speaker |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Background == |
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{{Main|118th United States Congress}} |
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{{Further|Removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House|2024 United States federal budget|}} |
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Following the [[2022 United States elections|2022 midterm elections]], the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] won 222 seats in the [[House of Representatives]], while the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] won 213 seats. The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] won a narrow, 2-seat majority in the Senate. The [[Freedom Caucus]], a far-right<ref>Multiple sources: |
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*{{Cite web |last=Hulse |first=Carl |date=Sep 23, 2023 |title=The Wrecking-Ball Caucus: How the Far Right Brought Washington to Its Knees |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/us/republicans-congress-freedom-caucus.html |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=New York Times}} |
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*{{Cite web |last=Schaefer |first=Peder |date=March 12, 2024 |title=The Freedom Caucus Has Been Wreaking Havoc On Washington. Now It's Exporting the Chaos to the States. |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/12/freedom-caucus-00146569 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Politico}} |
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*{{Cite web |last=Loanes |first=Ellen |date=June 11, 2023 |title=The dysfunction among House Republicans is getting worse |url=https://www.vox.com/politics/23754641/mccarthy-gop-house-freedom-caucus |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Vox}} |
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*{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2023 |title=What is the House Freedom Caucus? |url=https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/01/09/what-is-the-house-freedom-caucus |access-date=March 25, 2024 |newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> caucus of Republicans, secured roughly 45 seats.{{Efn|The Freedom Caucus does not publish its membership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeSilver |first=Drew |title=Freedom Caucus likely to play a bigger role in new GOP-led House. So who are they? |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/01/23/freedom-caucus-likely-to-play-a-bigger-role-in-new-gop-led-house-so-who-are-they/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Pew Research Center |date=23 January 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>}} [[Kevin McCarthy]], the Republican leader during the previous [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]], was [[January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election|elected]] speaker of the House after 15 rounds of voting, but only after giving concessions to his opponents, who were mostly Freedom Caucus members. These concessions included lowering the threshold to file a privileged [[motion to vacate the chair]] to one member.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edmondson |first=Catie |date=October 2, 2023 |title=Gaetz Moves to Oust McCarthy, Threatening His Grip on the Speakership |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/us/politics/mccarthy-gaetz-house-speaker.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002095249/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/us/politics/mccarthy-gaetz-house-speaker.html |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |access-date=October 2, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The Freedom Caucus persuaded McCarthy to refuse to raise the [[United States debt ceiling|debt ceiling]] and threaten a [[Default (finance)|default]], leading to the [[2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis|2023 United States debt ceiling crisis]]. McCarthy agreed to [[Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023|a deal]] to end the crisis, which set funding levels for the next two fiscal years, but after conservative opposition, McCarthy announced he would put appropriations legislation on the floor with much lower spending levels, as well as many [[Rider (legislation)|riders]] containing conservative priorities. These bills were quickly rejected by the Democratic-led Senate,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Stein |first1=Jeff |last2=Sotomayor |first2=Marianna |last3=Balingit |first3=Moriah |date=2023-09-28 |title=Kevin McCarthy embraces stark cuts to safety net to win hard right |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/26/mccarthy-conservatives-cut-spending/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> and Republican disagreements prevented some of them from passing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hulse |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Hulse |date=September 14, 2023 |title=McCarthy Pulls Back Pentagon Spending Bill, Inching Closer to a Shutdown |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/us/politics/mccarthy-spending-bill-pentagon.html |access-date=September 27, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mychael Schnell |first=Aris Folley |date=2023-09-29 |title=Republican moderates stymie McCarthy on agriculture, FDA bill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4229360-house-gop-fails-to-pass-agriculture-fda-funding-bill/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> By September, the federal government appeared poised to shut down,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hulse |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Hulse |date=September 10, 2023 |title=Congress Embarks on Spending Battle as Shutdown Looms at End of September |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/us/politics/congress-spending-battle.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925201947/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/us/politics/congress-spending-battle.html |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> but at the last minute, McCarthy announced he would put a [[continuing resolution]] on the floor without any spending cuts or riders, as long as it did not include aid to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kane |first1=Paul |last2=McDaniel |first2=Justine |date=September 29, 2023 |title=McCarthy says he'd support a bill without Ukraine aid or border funds |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/29/government-shutdown-updates/#link-NSMGDRYGRBECDKC7JVXC5S2D4I |access-date=September 30, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> [[Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act|The CR]] passed easily despite strong conservative opposition, but Representative [[Matt Gaetz]] filed a motion to vacate, citing McCarthy working with Democrats and breaking the agreement reached in the January speaker vote.<ref name="NYTimesAnnouncement">{{Cite web |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |author-link=Karoun Demirjian |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Gaetz Says He Will Move to Oust McCarthy for Working With Democrats |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/01/us/politics/mccarthy-speaker-gaetz.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001133609/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/01/us/politics/mccarthy-speaker-gaetz.html |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> McCarthy was then [[Removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House|removed]] by a 216-210 vote, with 8 Republicans and all voting Democrats voting to remove.<ref name="NYTimesResults">{{Cite web |last1=Cook Escobar |first1=Molly |last2=Elliott |first2=Kennedy |last3=Levitt |first3=Zach |last4=Murphy |first4=John-Michael |last5=Parlapiano |first5=Alicia |last6=Reinhard |first6=Scott |last7=Shorey |first7=Rachel |last8=Wu |first8=Ashley |last9=Yourish |first9=Yourish |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Live Vote Count: House Decides Whether to Oust McCarthy as Speaker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/03/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003164341/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/03/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live.html |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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=== Johnson's speakership === |
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{{Further information|October 2023 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election}} |
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Following McCarthy's removal, the Republican conference voted to nominate Majority Leader [[Steve Scalise]] for speaker, but after facing opposition from both moderates and hardliners, he dropped out.<ref name="dropout">{{cite news |last1=Solender |first1=Andrew |last2=Brufke |first2=Juliegrace |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Steve Scalise drops out of House speaker race |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/10/12/steve-scalise-drops-out-house-speaker?l |access-date=October 12, 2023 |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]}}</ref> Following Scalise's dropout, Johnson considered running for speaker, but declined, endorsing [[Jim Jordan]], a co-founder of the Freedom Caucus in 2015.<ref name="NOLA">{{cite news |last1=Ballard |first1=Mark |date=October 13, 2023 |title=Congressman Mike Johnson won't run for Speaker of the House |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/congressman-mike-johnson-wont-run-for-speaker-of-the-house/article_7f0c8f7e-69e4-11ee-adce-d37ca5e32bdd.html |access-date=October 15, 2023 |publisher=NOLA.com |agency=NOLA.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=French |first=Lauren |date=January 26, 2015 |title=9 Republicans launch House Freedom Caucus |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/house-freedom-caucus-conservative-legislation-114593 |access-date=2021-07-08 |website=Politico |language=en}}</ref> Jordan won the conference's nomination, but after losing three straight floor votes, the conference voted to remove him as the nominee.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 20, 2023 |title=GOP Drops Jim Jordan as the House Speaker Circus Drags On |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/10/gop-drops-jim-jordan-as-the-house-speaker-circus-drags-on |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231020214852/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/10/gop-drops-jim-jordan-as-the-house-speaker-circus-drags-on |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en}}</ref> Nine candidates, including Johnson, announced a run for speaker, with Majority Whip [[Tom Emmer]] beating Johnson in the final round to become the conference's nominee, before dropping out four hours later after it was clear he could not get a majority of the whole house on the floor.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Neukam |first1=Stephen |last2=McPhearson |first2=Lindsey |last3=Rojas |first3=Warren |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Tom Emmer Flames Out Hours After Winning GOP Speaker Nomination |url=https://themessenger.com/politics/tom-emmer-flames-out-hours-after-winning-gop-speaker-nomination |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026142750/https://themessenger.com/politics/tom-emmer-flames-out-hours-after-winning-gop-speaker-nomination |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=The Messenger |language=en-US}}</ref> Johnson was then chosen as the fourth nominee. On October 20, he was elected speaker, with all Republicans voting for him.<ref name="cnnoct25">{{Cite web |author1=Mike Hayes |author2=Kaanita Iyer |author3=Elise Hammond |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Rep. Mike Johnson voted new House speaker {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-vote-10-25-23/index.html |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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During the more than three weeks it took for House Republicans to elect a speaker, they were unable to pass any appropriations legislation. Johnson announced he would support another continuing resolution to extend funding for some departments until January 19 and others until February 2.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bogage |first=Jacob |date=2023-11-16 |title=Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown, sending it to Biden to sign |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/11/15/senate-vote-avert-government-shutdown/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Conservatives opposed the measures, but were not ready to offer a motion to vacate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Ian |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Did Mike Johnson Just Doom Himself to the Same Fate as Kevin McCarthy? |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/11/14/matt-glassman-q-a-00127158 |website=Politico}}</ref> |
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On January 7, 2024, congressional appropriators reached an agreement on the topline spending levels for 2024 which was not substantially different from the deal negotiated by McCarthy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bogage |first=Jacob |date=January 7, 2024 |title=Congressional leaders reach deal that would avert government shutdown |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/07/congress-budget-deal/ |access-date=January 7, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=Opinion {{!}} House Republicans are right back where they started on spending |url=https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/house-republicans-spending-deal-government-shutdown-rcna132860 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=MSNBC.com |language=en}}</ref> Hardliners attempted to push Johnson to abandon the deal, initially claiming that he had done so before Johnson clarified that he hadn't.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solender |first=Andrew and Brufke, Juliegrace |date=January 11, 2024 |title=Mike Johnson faces major test as rebels push to blow up spending deal |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/01/12/mike-johnson-spending-republicans-shutdown |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Axios}}</ref> As negotiations continued over the full-year funding bills, conservatives pushed Johnson to instead endorse a full-year continuing resolution, which under McCarthy's deal would result in automatic spending cuts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speaker Johnson is defying his right wing on budget deal. But can he avoid a shutdown? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/12/mike-johnson-house-republicans-government-shutdown/72203465007/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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On March 6, 2024, the House passed a $459 billion "[[Omnibus spending bill#Minibus|minibus]]" spending package containing six of the twelve appropriations bills. The bill provides funding for the departments of [[USDA|Agriculture]], [[United States Department of Commerce|Commerce]], [[United States Department of Justice|Justice]], [[United States Department of Energy|Energy]], [[United States Department of the Interior|Interior]], [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Affairs]], [[United States Department of Transportation|Transportation]], and [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|Housing and Urban Development]]. It also provides appropriations for the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]], the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]], and other military construction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Ashley |date=2024-03-05 |title=Five months late, Congress is poised to pass a huge chunk of federal spending |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/03/04/five-months-late-congress-is-poised-to-pass-a-huge-chunk-of-federal-spending/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Maryland Matters |language=en-US}}</ref> The rightmost faction of the Republican conference harshly opposed the deal, arguing it did not contain any substantial conservative policy wins.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mike Lillis |first=Mychael Schnell |date=2024-03-05 |title=House conservatives fume over deal backed by Johnson |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4507677-spending-deal-rankles-frustrated-conservatives/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> On March 22, 2024, the House passed a second $741 billion minibus to fund the remaining departments, which was also opposed by the right flank of the Republican party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=House |first=The White |date=2024-03-23 |title=Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 2882 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2024/03/23/press-release-bill-signed-h-r-2882/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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On April 20, 2024, the House passed a [[supplemental appropriations bill]] that included funding for [[Israel]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Indo-Pacific]] allies and imposed further sanctions on enemies of the United States. The bill was also opposed by the right flank of the Republican party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollcall.com/2024/04/16/lifeline-for-foreign-aid-package-speakers-job-up-to-democrats/|title=Lifeline for foreign aid package, speaker's job up to Democrats|date=16 April 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.royanews.tv/news/50864/US%20Senate%20passes%20bill%20for%20aid%20to%20Israeli%20Occupation,%20Ukraine,%20Taiwan|title=US Senate passes bill for aid to Israeli Occupation, Ukraine, Taiwan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-hold-key-test-vote-ukraine-aid-israel-funding-tiktok-ban-rcna148685|title=Senate passes Ukraine aid, Israel funding and TikTok crackdown, sending bill to Biden's desk|website=[[NBC News]] |date=24 April 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/biden-signs-foreign-aid-bill/index.html|title=Biden signs foreign aid bill providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine|website=[[CNN]] |date=24 April 2024 }}</ref> |
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=== Proposals to increase the threshold === |
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When announcing he would not run again for speaker, McCarthy advised the next speaker to change the motion to vacate threshold. This would require a majority vote of the full House.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yilek |first=Caitlin |date=2023-10-05 |title=Republicans consider killing motion-to-vacate rule that Gaetz used to oust McCarthy - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-motion-to-vacate-rule-change/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> A few of the hardline Republicans indicated an openness to the idea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carney |first=Jordan |date=November 6, 2023 |title=House GOP calls for changing rules to boot a speaker — and some who ousted McCarthy may help |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/06/house-gop-speaker-mccarthy-00125016 |website=Politico}}</ref> Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said that Republicans should get rid of the motion to vacate as it makes the speaker's job "impossible."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loh |first=Matthew |title=Mitch McConnell says House Republicans should get rid of the motion to vacate because it 'makes the Speaker's job impossible' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconnell-remove-motion-to-vacate-speaker-job-impossible-mccarthy-2023-10 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 30, Representative [[Max Miller (politician)|Max Miller]] introduced a resolution to increase the threshold to 112 members,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yilek |first=Caitlin |date=2023-10-30 |title=House Republican seeks to change motion-to-vacate rule that brought down McCarthy - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-speaker-motion-to-vacate-resolution-max-miller/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> but as of March 2024, it has not received any [[Sponsor (legislative)|cosponsors]], and is awaiting a vote in committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosponsors - H.Res.826 - Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the privileged status of a motion causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker to motions offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members from the majority party or 112 Members from the minority party. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/826/cosponsors?s=1&r=23 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Congress.gov}}</ref> Johnson has not endorsed any effort to increase the threshold, but stated in March 2024 that "there will probably be a change" to the motion to vacate during the [[119th United States Congress|next congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Speaker Johnson: 'There will probably be a change' to motion to vacate next Congress |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/speaker-johnson-probably-change-motion-222635481.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Motion to vacate == |
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On March 22, 2024, Republican representative [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] filed a resolution to remove [[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]] as Speaker of the House, after the latter put up for a vote a [[omnibus spending bill#Minibus|minibus]] [[2024 United States federal budget#Second minibus|spending bill]] opposed by a majority of the [[House Republican Conference|Republican Conference]] (thereby violating the [[Hastert rule|Hastert convention]]). The resolution was non-privileged and did not trigger an immediate vote, due to Greene's decision to introduce it through regular channels rather than on the floor. Greene claimed the resolution was merely "a warning" and didn't commit to forcing a vote on it.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Solender|first=Andrew|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/03/22/majorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson-vacate-motion|title=Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson|access-date=March 23, 2024 |date=March 22, 2024|website=Axios}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wise |last2=Andrews|last3=Stech Ferek|first1=Lindsay |first2=Natalie |first3=Katy|url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/marjorie-taylor-greene-issues-warning-to-speaker-mike-johnson-with-motion-to-vacate-6497d02a|title=Marjorie Taylor Greene Issues 'Warning' to Speaker Mike Johnson With Motion to Vacate|date=March 22, 2024 |access-date=March 23, 2024|website=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> Over the next month, two Republicans, [[Thomas Massie]] and [[Paul Gosar]], joined as cosponsors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schnell|first=Mychael|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4596862-massie-backs-greene-effort-to-oust-speaker-johnson/|title=First Republican publicly backs Greene effort to oust Speaker Johnson|website=The Hill|date=April 16, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Solender|first=Andrew|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/04/19/gosar-joins-motion-to-vacate-mike-johnson|title=Third Republican joins motion to remove Mike Johnson|website=Axios|date=April 19, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref> Republicans' extremely slim margin in the House means that, if all Democrats were to join the three Republican rebels in voting for Greene's resolution, Johnson would be ousted.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gorman |first=Riley Rogerson,Reese |date=2024-04-20 |title=Mike Johnson Came to Ukraine's Aid. Will Democrats Come to His? |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-johnson-came-to-ukraines-aid-will-democrats-come-to-his |access-date=2024-05-02 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref> However, on April 30, House Democratic leaders announced that they would provide the votes to save Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raju |first=Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Manu |date=2024-03-31 |title=How Speaker Mike Johnson handles Ukraine funding issue could determine whether he gets ousted from his job {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/31/politics/mike-johnson-motion-to-vacate-ukraine-funding/index.html |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Opponents of Johnson were initially considered unlikely to force a vote on the resolution unless or until it has enough support to pass,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2024-04-23 |title=The Motion to Vacate Mike Johnson Seems Pretty Darn Motionless |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/motion-to-vacate-mike-johnson-marjorie-taylor-greene |access-date=2024-05-02 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> but following the announcement, Greene announced she would trigger the motion to vacate during the week of May 6.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brufke |first=Juliegrace |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Marjorie Taylor Greene promises Mike Johnson ouster attempt next week |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/05/01/marjorie-taylor-greene-motion-vacate-mike-johnson |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=Axios}}</ref> The motion was officially triggered on May 8. |
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===Motion to table=== |
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Immediately after the motion was invoked, House [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|Majority Leader]] [[Steve Scalise]] asked for a vote to [[table (parliamentary procedure)|table (kill)]] the motion to vacate. The vote to table was successful, meaning the motion to vacate was removed from consideration and Mike Johnson was allowed to remain as Speaker. |
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9; text-align: right;" |
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{{!}}+ style="background-color: #f2f2f2; margin-bottom: -1px; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;" {{!}} Vote to table |
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|- |
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! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width: 90px" | Party |
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! scope="col" style="width: 50px" | Yes |
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! scope="col" style="width: 50px" | No |
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! scope="col" style="width: 50px" | Present |
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! scope="col" style="width: 70px" | Not voting |
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|- |
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| scope="row" style="background-color:{{Party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| 196 |
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| 11 |
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| {{N/A}} |
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| 10 |
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|- |
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| scope="row" style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| 163 |
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| 32 |
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| 7 |
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| 11 |
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|-class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"| |
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| scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Percentage |
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| {{Aye}}'''89.3%''' |
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| 10.7% |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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|-class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;" |
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| scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Total votes |
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| {{Aye}} '''359''' |
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| 43 |
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| 7 |
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| 21 |
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|} |
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+ Members who voted against the motion to table or voted present |
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|- |
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! District |
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! Member |
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! colspan=2 | Party |
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! Vote |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|44|X}} |
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| '''[[Nanette Diaz Barragán]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|AZ|5|X}} |
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| '''[[Andy Biggs]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|NY|16|X}} |
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| '''[[Jamaal Bowman]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|MO|7|X}} |
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| '''[[Eric Burlison]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|MO|1|X}} |
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| '''[[Cori Bush]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|TX|35|X}} |
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| '''[[Greg Casar]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|TX|20|X}} |
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| '''[[Joaquin Castro]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|28|X}} |
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| '''[[Judy Chu]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Possilikely|'''Present'''}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|NY|9|X}} |
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| '''[[Yvette D. Clarke]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|AZ|2|X}} |
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| '''[[Eli Crane]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|VA|11|X}} |
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| '''[[Gerald E. Connolly]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|OH|8|X}} |
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| '''[[Warren Davidson]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CO|1|X}} |
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| '''[[Diana DeGette]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|TX|37|X}} |
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| '''[[Lloyd Doggett]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|TX|16|X}} |
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| '''[[Veronica Escobar]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|FL|10|X}} |
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| '''[[Maxwell Frost]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|8|X}} |
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| '''[[John Garamendi]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|IL|4|X}} |
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| '''[[Chuy García]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Possilikely|'''Present'''}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|TX|29|X}} |
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| '''[[Sylvia R. Garcia]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|42|X}} |
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| '''[[Robert Garcia]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|34|X}} |
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| '''[[Jimmy Gomez]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|AZ|9|X}} |
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| '''[[Paul A. Gosar]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|GA|14|X}} |
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| '''[[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|9|X}} |
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| '''[[Josh Harder]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|IL|1|X}} |
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| '''[[Jonathan Jackson (Illinois politician)|Jonathan Jackson]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|WA|7|X}} |
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| '''[[Pramila Jayapal]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|37|X}} |
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| '''[[Sydney Kamlager-Dove]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|12|X}} |
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| '''[[Barbara Lee]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|PA|12|X}} |
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| '''[[Summer Lee]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|KY|4|X}} |
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| '''[[Thomas Massie]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|NJ|8|X}} |
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| '''[[Rob Menendez|Robert Menendez]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|WV|2|X}} |
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| '''[[Alexander X. Mooney]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|AL|2|X}} |
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| '''[[Barry Moore]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|NY|14|X}} |
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| '''[[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|MN|5|X}} |
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| '''[[Ilhan Omar]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Possilikely|'''Present'''}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|WI|2|X}} |
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| '''[[Mark Pocan]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Possilikely|'''Present'''}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|MA|7|X}} |
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| '''[[Ayanna Pressley]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|IL|3|X}} |
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| '''[[Delia C. Ramirez]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|TX|21|X}} |
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| '''[[Chip Roy]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|NY|18|X}} |
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| '''[[Pat Ryan (politician)|Patrick Ryan]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|PA|5|X}} |
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| '''[[Mary Gay Scanlon]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|IL|9|X}} |
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| '''[[Janice D. Schakowsky]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Possilikely|'''Present'''}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|IN|5|X}} |
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| '''[[Victoria Spartz]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | |
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| Republican |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|39|X}} |
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| '''[[Mark Takano]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Possilikely|'''Present'''}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|MI|12|X}} |
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| '''[[Rashida Tlaib]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|35|X}} |
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| '''[[Norma J. Torres]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Possilikely|'''Present'''}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|NY|7|X}} |
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| '''[[Nydia M. Velázquez]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|CA|43|X}} |
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| '''[[Maxine Waters]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|NJ|12|X}} |
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| '''[[Bonnie Watson Coleman]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|- |
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| {{ushr|GA|5|X}} |
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| '''[[Nikema Williams]]''' |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" | |
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| Democrat |
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| {{Nay|No}} |
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|} |
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== Notes == |
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{{Notelist}} |
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== References == |
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<references /> |
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