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House Democrats unsuccessfully tried to send a bill streamlining natural gas pipeline reviews back to committee. The procedural motion failed on a party-line vote, allowing the House to proceed to final passage.
The House of Representatives voted on a procedural motion to recommit H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act. This legislation aims to speed up the approval of natural gas pipelines by centralizing environmental review authority within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and limiting the ability of other state and federal agencies to delay projects. A motion to recommit is a procedural tool used by the minority party—in this case, the Democrats—as a final attempt to stop a bill from passing. In the current rules of the House of Representatives, this motion is a simple request to send the bill back to a committee, which effectively kills the bill or delays it indefinitely. It no longer includes specific instructions for changes, making it a straightforward protest vote against the legislation. The motion failed by a vote of 194 to 204, with members of both parties voting strictly with their own leadership. Because the motion was defeated, the House was able to move immediately to a final vote on the bill itself. The failure of this motion was the final procedural hurdle before the bill successfully passed the House later that day.
Following the failure of this motion, the House proceeded to a final vote on H.R. 3668, where the bill was ultimately passed.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. All voting Democrats supported the motion to recommit in an attempt to stall the pipeline streamlining legislation.
Republicans. All voting Republicans opposed the motion to ensure the bill could move forward to a final vote.
House Democrats unsuccessfully tried to send a bill streamlining natural gas pipeline reviews back to committee.
The procedural motion failed on a party-line vote, allowing the House to proceed to final passage.
A motion to recommit is the minority party's final opportunity to stop a bill by sending it back to committee. Since 2021, this motion has been a purely procedural step without specific instructions, acting as a final 'no' vote before the House considers the bill for passage.
Following the failure of this motion, the House proceeded to a final vote on H.R. 3668, where the bill was ultimately passed.
This was a textbook party-line vote, with Democrats voting for the delay and Republicans voting to reject it.
All voting Democrats supported the motion to recommit in an attempt to stall the pipeline streamlining legislation.
All voting Republicans opposed the motion to ensure the bill could move forward to a final vote.
The single independent member joined Republicans in voting against the motion.