House · 119th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 167
House vote house-119-2-167
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
Date: 5/13/2026
Sources
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Vote date: 5/13/2026
Chamber
House
Data source
Clerk of the House (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
119 / 2
Roll number
167
Record identifier
house-119-2-167
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What this vote does
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People’s Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping This roll call is linked to bill 119hres1259. Recorded outcome: Passed.
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Result
Official result: Passed
Required threshold (best-effort)
Two-thirds (of those voting)
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Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed as ≥ 277 Yea out of 414 voting (2/3 of those voting).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 430
Nay list
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Last updated: 5/13/2026Roll call: house-119-2-167Bill: 119hres1259