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House passes H.R. 2478 to postpone redemptions in exploitation cases, 414‑2
Summary
The House on June 25 passed H.R. 2478, a measure amending the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow postponement of certain redemption payments in cases of financial exploitation of specified adults; the Clerk announced a recorded vote of 414 yeas and 2 nays.
The House on June 25 voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2478, "a bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in the case of the financial exploitation of specified adults," the Clerk reported.
A recorded electronic vote was ordered after a member asked for the yeas and nays. The electronic vote lasted 15 minutes; the Clerk announced the result as 414 yeas and 2 nays. The Chair stated that, "two thirds being in the affirmative... the rules are suspended. The bill is passed." The motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
The floor transcript records the title and the vote outcome but does not include detailed floor debate on the bill’s text in this session. No amendment or roll‑call breakdown by member name is printed in the floor excerpt beyond the announced tally and the procedural steps recorded by the Clerk.
