House · Roll call 207 · 2nd session · Sept. 29, 2020 A vote to table H.Res. 1148, a resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House about items naming or mentioning certain political organizations.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

A motion to table sets a matter aside, ending its consideration without a vote on its merits. The Congressional Research Service says the resolution directs the Speaker to remove any item naming, symbolizing, or mentioning a political organization or party that has ever held a public position supporting slavery or the Confederacy from the House wing of the Capitol and House office buildings, and to donate such items to the Library of Congress. A Yes vote supports tabling.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This resolution directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to (1) remove any item that names, symbolizes, or mentions any political organization or party that has ever held a public position that supported slavery or the Confederacy, from any area within the House wing of the Capitol or any House office building; and (2) donate any such item or symbol to the Library of Congress.