Floor vote

House vote #647

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended

Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the Peopleâs Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government

Passed Congress 109 · Session 1 Dec 16, 2005 · 12:48 PM EST H. Con. Res. 294

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H. Con. Res. 294: Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government.

On December 16, 2005 the House passed the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to H. Con. Res. 294 (Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's…), as Amended, 413 to 1.

PASSED

413–1

+412 margin

Democrats

196

Republicans

216 1

Independents

Majority threshold YES 413 1 NO

414 members voted · 19 Not Voting Passed by 412 votes

Voted yes 61

Aderholt R Baldwin D Bishop D Blackburn R Boozman R Calvert R Capito R Carter R Case D Cleaver D Clyburn D Cole R Costa D Cuellar D Davis D DeGette D DeLauro D Doggett D Foxx R Graves R Green D Hoyer D Issa R Kaptur D Larsen D Larson D Lofgren D Lucas R Lynch D Markey D Matsui D McCaul R McCollum D McGovern D Meeks D Moore D Moran R Nadler D Pallone D Pelosi D M. Rogers R H. Rogers R Sánchez D Sanders I Schakowsky D Schiff D Scott D Sessions R Sherman D Simpson R C. Smith R A. Smith D B. Thompson D M. Thompson D Turner R Van Hollen D Velázquez D Wasserman Schultz D Waters D Wicker R Wilson R

Present or didn't vote

Didn't vote · 2

Diaz-Balart R Neal D