Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-09-19.33.1) to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) that the House agree with the main idea of the bill, which was introduced by Labor MP [Jim Chalmers](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/rankin/jim_chalmers). In parliamentary jargon, he wanted to amend the motion "that the bills be read a second time" with the following: > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House disapproves of the Government's failure to properly maximise the opportunities for Australian businesses in the Commonwealth Government's $50 billion procurement program".*
House of Representatives, 2018-09-19. negative: ayes 66, noes 71.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-09-19.33.1) to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) that the House agree with the main idea of the bill, which was introduced by Labor MP [Jim Chalmers](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/rankin/jim_chalmers). In parliamentary jargon, he wanted to amend the motion "that the bills be read a second time" with the following: > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House disapproves of the Government's failure to properly maximise the opportunities for Australian businesses in the Commonwealth Government's $50 billion procurement program".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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