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The House voted to end debate on the rules for considering a major government spending bill (H.R. 7006), passing the motion 213–209 along party lines.
This was a procedural step regarding House Resolution 992. This resolution sets the "ground rules" for debating H.R. 7006, which is a large package that funds various government agencies for the 2026 fiscal year. This specific vote was to determine if the House was ready to stop discussing those rules and move to a final decision. In the House of Representatives, a vote on "ordering the previous question" is a common tool used by the majority party to cut off further debate or attempts to change the proposal. If it passes, it prevents the minority party from offering their own alternative plans and forces an immediate final vote on the underlying resolution. The motion passed by a very narrow margin of just one vote, with Republicans supporting it and Democrats opposing it. This success allowed the majority party to maintain control over the spending bill's schedule and prevents further delays before the House considers the budget itself.
The House will immediately proceed to a final vote on adopting the resolution (H.Res. 992) to set the rules for the spending bill.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. House Democrats voted unanimously against the motion to protest the restrictive rules for the upcoming spending bill.
Republicans. House Republicans voted as a block to end debate and proceed with their planned legislative schedule.
On Ordering the Previous Question
Jan 14, 2026
The House voted to end debate on the rules for considering a major government spending bill (H.R.
7006), passing the motion 213–209 along party lines.
Ordering the previous question is a procedural move to end debate. It prevents the minority party from offering alternative plans or delaying the process, essentially signaling that the majority is ready to move to a final vote.
The House will immediately proceed to a final vote on adopting the resolution (H.Res. 992) to set the rules for the spending bill.
This was a strict party-line vote where the Republican majority held together to move their agenda forward despite an extremely slim margin.
House Democrats voted unanimously against the motion to protest the restrictive rules for the upcoming spending bill.
House Republicans voted as a block to end debate and proceed with their planned legislative schedule.
The lone independent member voted with the Republicans to end debate.