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The House rejected a procedural move to send a temporary government funding bill back to committee. The vote followed strict party lines, allowing the bill to move to a final vote.
This was a vote on a 'Motion to Recommit' for H.R. 5371, a bill providing short-term funding for the Department of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, and other agencies through January 2026. This funding measure, often called a 'Continuing Resolution,' was designed to prevent a partial government shutdown while Congress negotiates a full-year budget. A motion to recommit is a procedural tool used by the minority party just before a final vote on a bill. In the current era of the House, this motion is a last-chance attempt to stop or delay a bill by sending it back to the committee that wrote it. It no longer includes specific instructions to change the bill's text, making it a routine procedural hurdle. The motion failed 210-218. Republicans and one independent voted against it, while Democrats voted in favor. Because the motion failed, the House was able to proceed immediately to the final vote on whether to pass the funding bill itself.
The House proceeded immediately to a final vote on the passage of H.R. 5371.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. House Democrats voted unanimously in favor of the motion to recommit.
Republicans. House Republicans voted unanimously against the motion to preserve the bill for a final vote.
On Motion to Recommit
Sep 19, 2025
The House rejected a procedural move to send a temporary government funding bill back to committee.
The vote followed strict party lines, allowing the bill to move to a final vote.
A motion to recommit is a final procedural attempt by the opposition to send a bill back to committee, effectively delaying or killing it. Since 2021, this motion has been a procedural formality that does not allow for specific changes or amendments to the bill.
The House proceeded immediately to a final vote on the passage of H.R. 5371.
The vote fell strictly along party lines, with Democrats supporting the motion to delay and Republicans opposing it to keep the bill moving.
House Democrats voted unanimously in favor of the motion to recommit.
House Republicans voted unanimously against the motion to preserve the bill for a final vote.
The lone independent member voted with the Republican majority to oppose the motion.