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Close Calls: 5 Roll Calls That Came Down to a Handful of Votes

Compiled from Congress.gov records, 2026-06-01.

The closest votes

These roll calls were decided by a margin of 5 or fewer. In each, a small number of members swinging the other way would have changed the outcome.

  1. HR1329 — 2026-05-21 (house): 209 Yea, 209 Nay, margin of 0. Yea-and-Nay → Failed
  2. HRES1300 — 2026-05-20 (house): 208 Yea, 207 Nay, margin of 1. Recorded Vote → Passed
  3. HR2616 — 2026-05-20 (house): 207 Yea, 208 Nay, margin of 1. Yea-and-Nay → Failed
  4. HR1041 — 2026-05-21 (house): 208 Yea, 210 Nay, margin of 2. Yea-and-Nay → Failed
  5. HRES1300 — 2026-05-20 (house): 209 Yea, 207 Nay, margin of 2. Yea-and-Nay → Passed

Why close votes matter

A 218-217 House passage isn’t the same political signal as a 380-50 passage, even though both result in “passed”. Close votes reveal which legislation has fragile coalitions, which members hold leverage, and where future fights are likely to land.

To see who voted how on any of these, click the bill link above. Methodology.

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