House adopts the rules for debating the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and…
On Agreeing to the Resolution
SEP 17, 2025 · 6:04 PM ET
A party-line vote. 2 votes to spare over the 214 needed.
This set the rules for debate. It was not a vote on the bill itself.
WHAT IS A RULE →What the House was voting on
The House voted to adopt H.Res. 722, the rule setting debate procedures for H.R. 5371 and H.Res. 719. It sets debate time and allowed motions for those measures and moves a date in an earlier House rule to January 2026. It passed by 2 votes over the 214 needed.
Adopt H.Res. 722, the rule for debating H.R. 5371 and H.Res. 719.
Reject H.Res. 722 and its debate rules for H.R. 5371 and H.Res. 719.
Provides temporary funding for most federal agencies, full-year appropriations for several departments and branches, and extensions for farm, health, and veterans programs.
Signed into law on Nov. 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-37, 57 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
214 is a majority of the 426 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
A straight party-line voteStraight party line.
Every vote on H.R. 5371, in both chambersPassed the House. Passed the Senate.
CHAMBER CONTRASTThe House passed it 216–210 on Sept. 17. The Senate passed it 60–40 on Nov. 10, with 7 Democrats voting yes.
- SEP 17#273THIS VOTEOn the rule (H.Res. 722)AGREED TO216–2102 votes to spare over the 214 needed.
- SEP 19#281On passagePASSED217–2121 Democrat voted yes
- SEP 19#528On passageFAILED44–481 Democrat voted yes
- SEP 29Cloture motion filedFILED
- SEP 30#535On passageFAILED55–452 Democrats voted yes
- OCT 1Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 1#537Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED55–45
- OCT 3Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 3#543Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED54–44
- OCT 6Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 6#545Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED52–42
- OCT 7Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 8Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 8#551Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED54–45
- OCT 9Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 9#558Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED54–45
- OCT 14Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 14#571Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED49–45
- OCT 15Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 15#572Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED51–44
- OCT 16Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 16#573Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED51–45
- OCT 20Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 20#576Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED50–43
- OCT 22Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 22#581Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED54–46
- OCT 28Cloture motion filedFILED
- OCT 28#590Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED54–45
- OCT 30Cloture motion filedFILED
- NOV 4#603Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED54–44
- NOV 9Cloture motion filedFILED
- NOV 9#610Cloture on the motion to proceedPASSED60–40
- NOV 10Cloture motion filedFILED
- NOV 10#611Motion to proceedAGREED TO60–40
- NOV 10#617Cloture on the billPASSED60–40
- NOV 10#618On passagePASSED60–407 Democrats voted yes
- NOV 12Sent to the PresidentTO PRESIDENT
- NOV 12Signed into lawSIGNED
