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The House rejected a procedural motion by the minority party to send the Department of Homeland Security budget bill back to committee. The vote failed along party lines, allowing the bill to move forward to its final vote.
This vote was on a 'Motion to Recommit' regarding H.R. 7744, a bill that sets the 2026 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. The underlying bill funds critical functions including border security, disaster response, and cybersecurity programs for the upcoming fiscal year. In the House of Representatives, a Motion to Recommit is a procedural step that takes place just before a bill's final passage. Under current House rules, this motion is largely a formality used by the minority party to express opposition. If it had passed, the bill would have been sent back to the committee that wrote it, effectively delaying or killing the legislation. The motion failed 212 to 217, with Democrats voting in favor and Republicans voting against it. Because the motion was defeated, the House was able to proceed immediately to the final vote on the overall DHS budget bill. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) was the only Republican who did not cast a vote.
Immediately following this vote, the House held a final vote on the passage of H.R. 7744.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. The Democratic caucus voted almost unanimously for the motion as a standard procedural tactic to oppose the Republican budget package.
Republicans. Republicans voted as a solid block to defeat the motion and prevent their funding bill from being sent back to committee.
The House rejected a procedural motion by the minority party to send the Department of Homeland Security budget bill back to committee.
The vote failed along party lines, allowing the bill to move forward to its final vote.
A motion to recommit is the final opportunity for the minority party to challenge a bill before it passes. Since 2021, these motions are purely procedural and do not allow the minority to suggest specific edits, making them a symbolic vote to delay or block the legislation.
Immediately following this vote, the House held a final vote on the passage of H.R. 7744.
The vote followed strict party lines, with Democrats unified in support of the motion to delay and Republicans unified in opposition to move the bill forward.
The Democratic caucus voted almost unanimously for the motion as a standard procedural tactic to oppose the Republican budget package.
Republicans voted as a solid block to defeat the motion and prevent their funding bill from being sent back to committee.
The one independent member joined Republicans in voting 'no' to defeat the motion.