Number: 98-988
Title: VOTING AND QUORUM PROCEDURES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Authors: Stanley Bach, Government Division 
Abstract: This report discusses the constitutional requirements as well as the standing rules, established precedents, and usual practices of the House of Representatives concerning voting and quorum procedures. The report explains the different forms of voting on the House floor and the procedures for obtaining and conducting each type of vote. The report also considers quorum requirements that apply in the House and in Committee of the Whole, and how Members may enforce these requirements. The report concludes with discussions of the right and responsibility of Members to vote and circumstances under which more than a simple majority vote is required to decide a question.
Pages: 18
Date: Updated January 29, 2001