how many votes to pass house of representatives
For an ordinary bill to pass each chamber or house of the US congress, it needs a simple majority of the votes which would be 50% + 1 vote. In the US House of Representatives â¦ , ordinarily there are a total of 435 seated Representatives. 50% of 435 is 217.5. As there are no half votes, the fewest number of votes required for an ordinary bill to pass the House would normally be 218.