House rejects a motion to send the SPEED Act back to committee
On Motion to Recommit
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:36 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 1 Democrat who crossed. 3 votes short of the 209 needed.
Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to send H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, back to committee rather than proceed to a passage vote. The bill would narrow which federal actions receive environmental review and change how agencies conduct reviews and how courts can challenge decisions. The motion failed, falling 3 votes short of the 209 needed.
Send H.R. 4776 back to committee instead of voting on passage now.
Keep H.R. 4776 on the floor for its passage vote.
Narrows which federal actions receive environmental review and changes how agencies conduct reviews and how courts can challenge decisions.
Passed the House 221–196 on Dec. 18, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 445 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
209 is a majority of the 417 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 1 Democrat crossing1 Democrat 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#355THIS VOTEMotion to recommitFAILED206–2113 votes short of the 209 needed.
- DEC 18#356On passagePASSED221–19611 Democrats voted yes
