HRES 426: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

May 20, 2025

OUTCOME · PASSED

210/ 418NEEDED 210

Threshold: Simple Majority

HEADS UP

Not a law.A simple or concurrent resolution is not a law. It is never sent to the President and does not bind agencies or the public. It can still set a chamber's own rules or, for a budget resolution, Congress's internal spending and revenue limits. Read the explainer →
Stays in this chamber.A simple resolution affects only the chamber that adopts it. There is no Senate vote or presidential signature — adoption is the final step.

WHAT THIS VOTE DID

AI-written

The House approved H.Res. 426, a procedural resolution that sets the terms for debating measures to overturn federal bank merger and environmental regulations. The vote passed 210-208, split almost entirely along party lines.

MORE DETAIL →

This vote was to adopt House Resolution 426. This resolution acts as a "rule" for the House, establishing exactly how it will debate and vote on two specific Senate Joint Resolutions. Those resolutions aim to use the Congressional Review Act to cancel rules made by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding bank mergers and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Clean Air Act classifications for industrial pollution. In the House, a "rule" resolution is a standard procedural step required before the chamber can discuss major legislation. It defines how much time is allowed for debate and whether members can offer amendments. Voting "yes" on a rule is a vote to move forward with the majority party's legislative agenda, while voting "no" is typically an attempt by the minority party to block that agenda. The resolution passed by a very narrow margin of 210 to 208. The vote followed strict party lines, with Republicans supporting it and Democrats opposing it. Now that the rule is adopted, the House will proceed to the actual debates and final votes on the banking and environmental measures mentioned in the resolution.

PROCEDURE

CATEGORY: resolution adoption
NEEDED: Simple Majority
COALITION: Party-line

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The House will immediately proceed to consider the two joint resolutions specified in this rule, with one hour of debate allotted for each.

OPEN BILL →

PARTY DYNAMICS

Democrats. Democrats unanimously voted against the resolution, following the typical minority party strategy of opposing the majority's procedural rules.

Republicans. Nearly all Republicans voted in favor to advance their party's legislative priorities, though the narrow margin was affected by several absences.

No cross-party defections · 8 absences

MEMBERS · 433

OTHER VOTES ON THIS MEASURE

PROCEDURALPassed
On Ordering the Previous Question
May 20, 2025 · house · #134

GLOSSARY

Simple resolution: A resolution affecting only one chamber (H.Res. or S.Res.). Adopted by simple majority. Does not go to the other chamber or the President. Used for internal rules, sense-of-chamber statements, and ceremonial measures.

AI-WRITTENThe summary and analysis of this vote were written by an AI model from the roll-call record.

Model: Google Gemini 3 Flash (preview)Method: Vote analysis, version 1.0Generated: Apr 26, 2026Confidence: High

What do you think?

0 votes

Discussion

Loading comments...

Prev Next

MOTION PASSED· 119TH CONGRESS · 1ST SESSION · ROLL CALL #135

HouseResolutionClose vote

HRES 426: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

On Agreeing to the Resolution

210–208

210 to pass

Margin

2 votes

Crossed

1 member

HEADS UP

Not a law.A simple or concurrent resolution is not a law. It is never sent to the President and does not bind agencies or the public. It can still set a chamber's own rules or, for a budget resolution, Congress's internal spending and revenue limits. Read the explainer →
Stays in this chamber.A simple resolution affects only the chamber that adopts it. There is no Senate vote or presidential signature — adoption is the final step.

WHAT HAPPENED

AI-written

The House approved H.Res.

426, a procedural resolution that sets the terms for debating measures to overturn federal bank merger and environmental regulations. The vote passed 210-208, split almost entirely along party lines.

Read the resolution View on House.gov ↗

HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

Party-lineNon-bindingrule adoption

This is a procedural vote used by the House majority to set the schedule and rules for debate on specific bills. By passing this resolution, the House agrees to the time limits and terms under which the underlying policy measures will be considered.

Threshold

210 of 418

Needs more yes than no votes — 210 of 418 cast this time. (435 total seats; members not voting don’t count toward the threshold.)

Outcome

Passed by 0

The House is now cleared to begin formal debate and hold final votes on S.J. Res. 13 and S.J. Res. 31.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The House will immediately proceed to consider the two joint resolutions specified in this rule, with one hour of debate allotted for each.

OTHER VOTES ON THIS MEASURE

On Ordering the Previous Question
May 20, 2025Passed

PARTY DYNAMICS

The vote was a strict party-line split, with the measure passing by the narrowest possible margin.

Democrats

Democrats unanimously voted against the resolution, following the typical minority party strategy of opposing the majority's procedural rules.

Republicans

Nearly all Republicans voted in favor to advance their party's legislative priorities, though the narrow margin was affected by several absences.

Independents

The single independent member voted with the Republican majority to adopt the rule.

NOTABLE ABSENCES

RAndrew GarbarinoNew York-2— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
DGreg StantonArizona-4— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
RElise StefanikNew York-21— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
RRalph NormanSouth Carolina-5— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
DEmanuel CleaverMissouri-5— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
DGerald Connolly— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.

GLOSSARY

Simple resolution: A resolution affecting only one chamber (H.Res. or S.Res.). Adopted by simple majority. Does not go to the other chamber or the President. Used for internal rules, sense-of-chamber statements, and ceremonial measures.

AI-WRITTENThe summary and analysis of this vote were written by an AI model from the roll-call record.

Model: Google Gemini 3 Flash (preview)Method: Vote analysis, version 1.0Generated: Apr 26, 2026Confidence: High

PARTY BREAKDOWN

Party

← YeaNay →

Majority

Democraticn=213

207

voted No

Republicann=219

209

voted Yes

Independentn=1

voted Yes

Crossed party lines

against their majority

209–1

Tightest split

Republican caucus

0–207

Democratic caucus

opposed the motion

BILL

HRES 426

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

View bill page →

OFFICIAL SOURCES

↗clerk.house.gov — House roll call #135 ↗congress.gov — HRES 426

OTHER VOTES ON THIS MEASURE

May 20, 2025On Ordering the Previous QuestionPassed

What do you think?

0 votes

Discussion

Loading comments...

— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.

RYoung KimCalifornia-40— One of 15 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.

What do you think?

Discussion

WHAT HAPPENED

HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

PARTY DYNAMICS

GLOSSARY

PARTY BREAKDOWN

HOW MEMBERS VOTED

RELATED

What do you think?

Discussion

Search

What do you think?

Discussion

WHAT HAPPENED

HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

PARTY DYNAMICS

GLOSSARY

PARTY BREAKDOWN

HOW MEMBERS VOTED

RELATED

What do you think?

Discussion