House rejects a motion to send the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act back to committee
On Motion to Recommit
MAR 26, 2026 · 3:20 PM ET
A party-line vote. 3 votes short of the 213 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 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act (H.R. 8029) is a major funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. It provides the money needed to run agencies responsible for border security, intelligence gathering, and national safety for the upcoming year. Beyond just providing money, the bill adds new rules requiring the department to give Congress more frequent updates on how they hire people and spend taxpayer money on contracts to ensure more transparency.
Send the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act back to committee.
Keep the bill on the floor for a final vote.
Funds DHS through the rest of FY2026, provides back pay to affected federal employees, and sets conditions on agency spending.
Passed the House 218–206 on March 26, 2026. Now waiting in the Senate, 203 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.
A straight party-line voteStraight party line.
Every vote on H.R. 8029, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 8029
- MAR 25#98Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 1131)AGREED TO212–210
- MAR 25#99On the rule (H.Res. 1131)AGREED TO214–210
- MAR 26#103THIS VOTEMotion to recommitFAILED210–2153 votes short of the 213 needed.
- MAR 26#104On passagePASSED218–2064 Democrats voted yes
Coverage of this vote and its bill2 stories from 2 outlets
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