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The House rejected a procedural attempt by Democrats to send the Flexibility for Workers Education Act back to committee. The motion failed 209-213, split along party lines.
This vote was a procedural attempt to derail H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act. The underlying bill proposes changing federal labor law so that employers are not required to pay employees for time spent in voluntary, after-hours training or education programs, even if the employer organizes or facilitates the sessions. The "Motion to Recommit" is a tool used by the minority party—in this case, the Democrats—to try and stop a bill just before its final passage. Under current House rules, this motion simply requests to send the bill back to its original committee. If successful, this usually effectively kills the bill or delays it indefinitely. It no longer includes specific instructions for changes to the bill. Because the motion failed, the House moved forward with the legislative process for the bill. The vote followed strict party lines: Republicans voted against the motion to ensure the bill could proceed to a final vote, while Democrats voted for it in an effort to block the legislation. A single independent member joined Republicans in voting no.
Immediately after this vote failed, the House proceeded to a final vote on whether to pass the bill itself.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. Democrats voted unanimously to recommit the bill to committee in an effort to halt its progress.
Republicans. Republicans voted as a nearly unified bloc to reject the motion and protect the bill's path to passage.
The House rejected a procedural attempt by Democrats to send the Flexibility for Workers Education Act back to committee.
The motion failed 209-213, split along party lines.
A motion to recommit is the minority party's final procedural chance to stop a bill. Under current rules, it is a straightforward request to send the bill back to committee, which usually prevents the bill from being voted on for final passage.
Immediately after this vote failed, the House proceeded to a final vote on whether to pass the bill itself.
The vote was a classic party-line split, with Democrats attempting to block the bill and Republicans voting to move it forward.
Democrats voted unanimously to recommit the bill to committee in an effort to halt its progress.
Republicans voted as a nearly unified bloc to reject the motion and protect the bill's path to passage.
The lone independent member voted 'no' with the Republican majority.