House rejects Exclude nonmaterial emotional, aesthetic, or recreational harm
On Agreeing to the Amendment
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:21 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 2 Democrats and 11 Republicans who crossed. 8 votes short of the 213 needed.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to add H.Amdt. 138 to H.R. 4776, excluding emotional, aesthetic, or recreational harm alone from what counts as direct harm. H.R. 4776 would narrow which federal actions trigger environmental review and expedite that review. The amendment failed, falling 8 votes short of the 213 needed.
Add H.Amdt. 138's change to H.R. 4776, so those harms alone would not count as direct harm.
Leave the bill's text unchanged on whether those harms alone count as direct harm.
Excludes aesthetic, recreational, or emotional interests from direct harm when they are not accompanied by material physical or property harm.
Passed the House 221–196 on Dec. 18, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 444 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
213 is a majority of the 425 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.
Party line, with 2 Democrats and 11 Republicans crossing2 Democrats and 11 Republicans crossed. It wasn’t enough.
Every vote on H.R. 4776, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 4776
- DEC 4Reported by Natural ResourcesREPORTED25–18
- DEC 16#337Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–207
- DEC 16#338On the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–209
- DEC 17#343Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO204–203
- DEC 17#344On the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO213–209
- DEC 18#352THIS VOTEAmendment H.Amdt. 138FAILED205–2208 votes short of the 213 needed.
- DEC 18#355Motion to recommitFAILED206–211
- DEC 18#356On passagePASSED221–19611 Democrats voted yes
