This vote was on a 'Motion to Recommit' regarding H.R. 4. A motion to recommit is a formal request to send a bill that is currently being debated back to a specific committee for further review. If successful, this usually stops the bill's progress or delays it significantly. In this procedural era, such motions are largely a formality. Because this motion did not include specific instructions for the committee to change the bill, it served as a procedural hurdle for the Senate to clear before it could move toward a final decision on the legislation itself. The motion failed by a narrow margin of 48 to 51. The result was bipartisan, as both Democratic and Republican senators were split on whether to continue debating the bill or send it back to committee. Because the motion failed, the bill stays active on the Senate floor.