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The House rejected a procedural motion by Democrats to send the bill back to committee, which would have effectively stalled the legislation. The motion failed on a narrow party-line vote.
This was a vote on a 'Motion to Recommit,' which is a standard procedural tool used by the minority party (in this case, Democrats) to try and send a piece of legislation back to its original committee. Sending a bill back to committee at this stage of the process is typically intended to delay its progress or prevent it from passing entirely. In the U.S. House of Representatives, a Motion to Recommit is the minority party's final opportunity to change or block a bill before it goes to a final vote. Under current House rules, this motion serves as a straight procedural hurdle; if it passes, the bill is returned to committee, but if it fails, the House proceeds directly toward a final decision on the bill itself. The motion failed 204 to 213, with voting almost strictly following party lines. Republicans voted against the motion to keep the legislation moving forward, while Democrats voted in favor of the delay. Because the motion failed, the House is now cleared to hold a final vote on the bill.
The House will typically proceed immediately to a final vote on the passage of the underlying bill.
Democrats. Democrats voted nearly unanimously in favor of the motion to stall the Republican-led bill.
Republicans. Republicans voted as a unified block to defeat the motion and advance their legislative agenda.
Dec 18, 2025
The House rejected a procedural motion by Democrats to send the bill back to committee, which would have effectively stalled the legislation.
The motion failed on a narrow party-line vote.
A Motion to Recommit is a procedural tool that allows the minority party to propose sending a bill back to its committee. Under current House rules, if this motion passes, it effectively halts the bill's progress; if it fails, the bill moves immediately to a final vote.
The House will typically proceed immediately to a final vote on the passage of the underlying bill.
The vote was split almost entirely along party lines, reflecting a high level of partisan unity in both caucuses.
Democrats voted nearly unanimously in favor of the motion to stall the Republican-led bill.
Republicans voted as a unified block to defeat the motion and advance their legislative agenda.
The chamber's independent member voted with the Republicans to reject the motion.