leverage as well. we re going to encourage that if there are violations of law, that people are held accountable regardless of their status. you know, we are a democracy. there is no man or woman who is above or below the law. we don t have kings. we don t have queens. we have everybody who is equal in the eyes of the law. and regardless of their position, they should be held accountable if they violated the law. we are watching now sheila jackson lee presiding. i think the vote is done. it appears to be on party lines except for, i would imagine is the unfinished business is a vote on passage of h.r. 5655 on which the yaeas and nays. a bill to establish in the department of state to monitor and combat islamaphobia and for other purposes. the question is on the passage of the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device.
nation came from all races, backgrounds, ethnicities, religions. that s america, and we re going to send a very strong message that we will make sure we re supporting everybody in america. just to be clear, you have voted on the mark meadows bill, correct? that s right. that was the vote before this one to hold mark meadows in contempt of congress. so what you heard there from sheila jackson lee was another. thank you very much. we may be getting back to you but i want to get to my colleague on the hill now. ryan nobles, our congressional correspondent. ryan, it is official, the house is voting to hold one of its members in criminal contempt. give us the latest on this. reporter: that s exactly right, don. this played out just as we predicted at the beginning of your program at 10:00. the house has voted to report out a criminal contempt referral for the former white house chief of staff and a former member of congress, mark meadows. the final vote ended up being 222-208. there