Whip count
How close is H.R. 40 to a vote?
A bill needs 218 House votes to pass. Leadership controls whether it reaches the floor — unless 218 members sign a discharge petition.
Sponsor + co-sponsors
— / 218
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Recorded floor votes
0 / 218
218 more needed. H.R. 40 has never received a House floor vote.
How a floor vote can be forced
- Ask your representative whether they co-sponsor H.R. 40.
- If they do, ask them to sign a discharge petition — 218 signatures moves a bill out of committee to the floor.
- If they don't, ask for their position in writing.
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