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Votes and actions at a glance: H.R. 9773 markup
Summary
Key formal outcomes from the Judiciary Committee markup: updated subcommittee roster approved by voice vote; substitute amendment adopted; substitute and bill ordered reported favorably to the House on a recorded roll call (16–14). Multiple amendment votes failed (details below).
This at-a-glance summary lists the committee’s formal procedural actions and recorded votes during the markup of H.R. 9773.
- Subcommittee roster: updated roster approved by voice vote during opening business (Chair announced approval).
- Substitute: Amendment in the nature of a substitute (sponsor offered) was considered as the base text and multiple adopted amendments were folded into it; the committee adopted the substitute as amended.
- Final report motion: Motion to report H.R. 9773 favorably to the House — recorded roll-call result reported by the clerk: 16 ayes, 14 noes (bill ordered reported favorably).
- Notable failed amendments (examples from the record): military-parole parents expansion (recorded: 14 ayes, 16 noes); ban on using certain warehouses for family detention (voice/roll-call outcomes recorded; not adopted); requirement that certain titles be delayed until DHS deployed functional body cameras (failed after germaneness/roll calls); statutory appointment/funding of counsel for unaccompanied children (ruled out of order in initial form and narrower redraft not adopted).
Members seeking to track the transcript should consult the clerk’s roll-call entries in the markup record for per-member votes.
