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The House unanimously approved an amendment to a resolution that sets the rules for debating major 2026 government spending bills.
This vote was to approve an amendment to House Resolution 1014. This resolution is a "procedural rule" that determines how the House will debate and vote on two significant government funding bills for 2026. While the resolution itself limits debate and restricts changes to the spending bills, this specific vote was an adjustment to those procedural instructions. In Congress, an amendment is a proposed change to the document being discussed. Because this was a vote on an amendment to a "rule," it is a technical step used to fine-tune the framework for future debate. It is not a final vote on the spending bills themselves, but a preliminary step to ensure the House follows a specific process. The amendment passed with unanimous support, 427 to 0. This level of total agreement indicates the change was likely a non-controversial or technical correction. Following this vote, the House proceeded to adopt the full resolution, clearing the way for the chamber to take up the major funding packages.
The House immediately moved to additional votes on the resolution, eventually passing the full rules package to begin the debate on the underlying spending bills.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. All 100 Democrats present voted to approve the amendment.
Republicans. All 103 Republicans present voted to approve the amendment, with 4 members not voting.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
Jan 22, 2026
The House unanimously approved an amendment to a resolution that sets the rules for debating major 2026 government spending bills.
An amendment is a formal proposal to change the text of a pending measure. By voting "yea," members agreed to incorporate this specific change into the broader resolution that sets the rules for upcoming spending debates.
The House immediately moved to additional votes on the resolution, eventually passing the full rules package to begin the debate on the underlying spending bills.
Every member present from all parties voted in favor of the amendment, resulting in a rare unanimous outcome.
All 100 Democrats present voted to approve the amendment.
All 103 Republicans present voted to approve the amendment, with 4 members not voting.
The single independent member present voted in favor of the amendment.