House · Roll call 172 · June 23, 2025

A vote to pass H.R. 1998, requiring sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly engage in piracy, under fast-track rules that require two-thirds support.

Passed392–14 Passage
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Bill
H.R. 1998, Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 190 · No 7 · Did not vote 15
Republicans
Yes 202 · No 7 · Did not vote 10

Most Democrats voted Yes (190 of 212).

Most Republicans voted Yes (202 of 219).

About this vote

The Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign individual or entity that the President determines knowingly engages in piracy. Suspending the rules is a fast-track process that limits debate, bars amendments and needs a two-thirds vote; the amended bill passed.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person (individual or entity) that the President determines knowingly engages in piracy.

How each member voted

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