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The House of Representatives passed this legislative measure with nearly unanimous support from both parties, meeting the high two-thirds vote requirement for fast-track approval.
This vote was to pass a bill using a process called "suspension of the rules." This procedure is typically used for legislation that has broad agreement from both political parties. Because it skips several procedural steps to move faster, it requires a higher standard of two-thirds of the members present to vote "yes" rather than a simple majority. In the House of Representatives, suspending the rules is a common way to pass non-controversial bills. This "supermajority" requirement ensures that the shortcut is only used for measures that have significant bipartisan backing. For this specific vote, 408 members cast a ballot, meaning at least 272 were needed for the bill to pass. The measure passed easily with 405 members in favor and only 3 opposed, far exceeding the required threshold. This result shows nearly total agreement across both Democratic and Republican parties. Following this successful House vote, the bill will now move to the Senate for consideration.
The measure has passed the House and will now be sent to the Senate for further consideration.
Why it matters. This vote demonstrates that the House can function with very high levels of cooperation on specific bipartisan issues.
Who’s affected. The Public: Benefits from the passage of bipartisan legislation that has cleared a high procedural hurdle.
Democrats. Nearly all Democrats supported the bill, with 197 voting in favor and only one voting against.
Republicans. Republicans showed overwhelming support, with 207 voting in favor and only two voting against.
Jun 3, 2025
The House of Representatives passed this legislative measure with nearly unanimous support from both parties, meeting the high two-thirds vote requirement for fast-track approval.
"Suspension of the rules" is a shortcut that allows the House to vote on a bill without first passing a "rule" for debate. To prevent abuse of this shortcut, the bill must receive two-thirds support from those voting rather than a simple majority.
The measure has passed the House and will now be sent to the Senate for further consideration.
This vote demonstrates that the House can function with very high levels of cooperation on specific bipartisan issues.
Both parties voted almost entirely in favor of the measure, demonstrating a rare moment of total consensus in the chamber.
Nearly all Democrats supported the bill, with 197 voting in favor and only one voting against.
Republicans showed overwhelming support, with 207 voting in favor and only two voting against.
The one Independent member present voted in favor.