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House members voted on a procedural motion to send the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act back to committee. The motion failed on a party-line vote.
This vote concerned H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. The underlying bill proposes to change how mining companies use public land for "mill sites"—areas used for waste disposal and operational support—and establishes a new fund to clean up abandoned mines using fees from those sites. A "motion to recommit" is a procedural step that gives the minority party one last opportunity to stop a bill from passing by sending it back to the committee that originally wrote it. Under the current rules of the House of Representatives, this is a "straight" motion without specific instructions, meaning it serves primarily as a procedural hurdle rather than a way to suggest specific changes. The motion failed 205 to 213. The vote followed strict party lines, with Democrats voting to send the bill back and Republicans voting to keep it moving toward a final vote. Because the motion failed, the House continued with the legislative process for the mining bill.
Following the failure of this procedural motion, the House will proceed to a final vote on the passage of H.R. 1366.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. Democrats voted nearly unanimously to send the bill back to committee, acting as a unified opposition to the mining legislation.
Republicans. Republicans voted unanimously to defeat the motion, keeping their priority mining bill on track for a final vote.
House members voted on a procedural motion to send the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act back to committee.
The motion failed on a party-line vote.
A motion to recommit is the minority party's final procedural attempt to stop a bill. If successful, the bill is sent back to committee, which usually ends its chances of passing. In the current era, this motion is a simple 'yes or no' on whether to stop the bill's progress.
Following the failure of this procedural motion, the House will proceed to a final vote on the passage of H.R. 1366.
This was a party-line vote, with Democrats unified in support of the motion and Republicans unified against it.
Democrats voted nearly unanimously to send the bill back to committee, acting as a unified opposition to the mining legislation.
Republicans voted unanimously to defeat the motion, keeping their priority mining bill on track for a final vote.
The lone independent member voted with the Republicans against the motion.