Tomm Posted March 27, 2020 at 06:40 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 at 06:40 PM Probably out of the limits of this forum but I was wondering if the House passes the virus stimulus package by voice vote, can they then ratify it once they all return to DC? Not unlike a similar situation in RONR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted March 27, 2020 at 08:42 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 at 08:42 PM 1 hour ago, Tomm said: Probably out of the limits of this forum but I was wondering if the House passes the virus stimulus package by voice vote, can they then ratify it once they all return to DC? Not unlike a similar situation in RONR. Assuming that the House operated under RONR, the situation could not occur as it did. A member might object to unanimous consent, but a member could not require a roll call vote. There was a quorum present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 28, 2020 at 05:38 AM Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 at 05:38 AM 10 hours ago, Tomm said: Probably out of the limits of this forum but I was wondering if the House passes the virus stimulus package by voice vote, can they then ratify it once they all return to DC? Not unlike a similar situation in RONR. The motion passed on a voice vote while a quorum was present. There's nothing left to ratify; it passed. The attempt to seek a recorded vote failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrandRascal Posted April 1, 2020 at 01:30 PM Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 at 01:30 PM (edited) Tomm, If the House passes the stimulus package by voice vote... well, the stimulus package passes (assuming a quorum was preasent). There is no requirement, either in the Constitution or in the law, that all votes of the House must be by "yeas and nays" (which appears to be what you are assuming to be true). By Constitutional provision, one-third of the members have the power to order a recorded vote...but they don't have to. And in this case, they apparently didn't. Edited April 1, 2020 at 01:31 PM by TheGrandRascal corrected a misspelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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