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The House voted to keep two major sections of a large spending bill that provides funding for energy, water, and environmental programs. The measure passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.
This vote was about whether to keep "Divisions B and C" within House Bill 6938. Division B funds energy and water projects, such as those run by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Energy. Division C provides the budget for the Department of the Interior and environmental agencies like the EPA. Sometimes, Congress votes on parts of a bill separately before voting on the whole thing. This is known as a "division of the question," allowing lawmakers to go on the record regarding specific chunks of a larger package. In this case, members were deciding if these two specific chapters of the spending plan should remain part of the final law. The outcome was a landslide, with 419 members voting in favor and only 6 against. Because these sections were retained, they remained part of the broader package that the House ultimately passed and sent to the President to be signed into law.
Following this vote and the vote on Division A, the House proceeded to a final vote on the entire bill (H.R. 6938).
OPEN BILL →Why it matters. This vote was a crucial step in advancing a massive funding bill that keeps the government running. Removing these sections would have likely derailed the entire spending agreement.
Who’s affected. Federal agencies: The Department of Energy, the Interior, and the EPA rely on these sections for their yearly budgets. · Infrastructure projects: Water and energy projects managed by the Army Corps of Engineers would have lost their primary funding source if these divisions were removed.
Democrats. Democrats voted almost entirely in favor, with 98 supporting the measure and only 2 opposing it.
Republicans. Republicans overwhelmingly supported the measure, with 104 in favor and only 2 opposing it.
On Retaining Divisions B and C
Jan 8, 2026
The House voted to keep two major sections of a large spending bill that provides funding for energy, water, and environmental programs.
The measure passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.
When a bill is very large, lawmakers sometimes vote on whether to keep specific sections (divisions) of it. This allows the House to approve or reject parts of a proposal before voting on the final combined version.
Following this vote and the vote on Division A, the House proceeded to a final vote on the entire bill (H.R. 6938).
This vote was a crucial step in advancing a massive funding bill that keeps the government running. Removing these sections would have likely derailed the entire spending agreement.
The vote was almost entirely unanimous, with nearly every member of both parties voting to keep these sections in the bill.
Democrats voted almost entirely in favor, with 98 supporting the measure and only 2 opposing it.
Republicans overwhelmingly supported the measure, with 104 in favor and only 2 opposing it.
The one independent member present voted in favor.