  > In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.”

wow, i had always assumed actual laws have to pass a recorded vote, but its not true...

from wiki:

   > In Congress, "the vast majority of actions decided by a voice vote" are ones for which "a strong or even overwhelming majority favors one side", or even unanimous consent. Members can request a division of the assembly (a rising vote, where each sides rise in turn to be counted), and one-fifth of members can demand a recorded vote on any question, after the chair announces the result of a voice vote.

  > It is estimated that more than 95 percent of the resolutions passed by state legislatures are passed by a unanimous voice vote, many without discussion; this is because resolutions are often on routine, noncontroversial matters, such as commemorating important events or recognizing groups.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_vote#United_States

▲ Computer0 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Oh and the biggest bullshit about this is it removes one’s ability to hold their local representatives accountable. I just assume the worst!

	▲	Grombobulous 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		From what I understand it’s rather true that a lot of Congress’ actual work is incredibly boring and that these procedures were invented to move it along. You can see a lot of difference in the way congresspeople talk based on whether it’s televised or not as well, especially in committees. I’m just a little surprised that voice votes haven’t been replaced by some kind of digital process. A voice vote doesn’t save time compare to a modern method of tallying votes. Why avoid making records when records are so “cheap” these days?