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House roll call 4 · 112th Congress · Jan 5, 2011

Adopting rules for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress

On Jan 5, 2011, the House voted 191–238 on “On Motion to Commit” (HRES 5). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 0–238, Democrats 191–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result
Failed
Yes
191
No
238
Did not vote
16
Date
Jan 5, 2011

By party

  • Republicans0 yes · 238 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats191 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Adopting rules for the One Hundred Twelfth…: House Vote, Jan 5, 2011,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/112-H-4/adopting-rules-for-the-one-hundred-twelfth-congress (accessed 2026-10-17).