House Voting Procedures: Forms and Requirements

Publication Date: February 2001

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Government

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Voting is among the most public acts of Representatives. Generally, Members try not to miss a vote, because it is an important demonstration to their constituents that they are always on the job. Procedural considerations suffuse voting, and thus it is important to understand the methods of voting in both the House and in the Committee of the Whole, where much of the chamber’s business is conducted.