House ends debate on the rule for the FIRE Act
On Ordering the Previous Question
APR 15, 2026 · 1:29 PM ET
A party-line vote. Exactly the 212 needed, with none to spare.
This ended debate on the rule and blocked changes to it. It was not a vote on the bill itself.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION →This ended debate on the rule and blocked changes to it. It was not a vote on the bill itself.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION →What the House was voting on
This vote was about a plan to debate four separate items. Three of these proposals would change the Clean Air Act to adjust how the government monitors air pollution from wildfires, how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews new laws, and how the U.S. handles pollution drifting in from other countries. The fourth item is a resolution expressing support for tax policies that help working families.
End debate on the rule and block changes to it.
Keep the rule open to an amendment.
Changes how the EPA handles air-quality data tied to exceptional events and wildfire-risk reduction actions.
Passed the House 220–198 on April 22, 2026. Now waiting in the Senate, 310 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
212 is a majority of the 423 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. 6387, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 6387
- APR 9Reported by Energy and CommerceREPORTED27–23
- APR 15#111THIS VOTEPrevious question on the rule (H.Res. 1174)AGREED TO212–211Exactly the 212 needed.
- APR 15#112On the rule (H.Res. 1174)AGREED TO214–212
- APR 22#135Motion to recommitFAILED206–214
- APR 22#136On passagePASSED220–1988 Democrats voted yes
Coverage of this vote and its bill6 stories from 4 outlets
- Kill the NewsletterChairman Guthrie Delivers Floor Remarks on Permitting Reform Bills
- Hill HeatThe Week in Climate Hearings: Carbon Summer and Nuclear Winter
- Washington ExaminerRIGHTColorado shows why we need permitting reform
- Common DreamsLEFTWestern Groups Warn Democrats: 'No Deal With Devil on Permit Reform'
- Kill the NewsletterChairman Palmer Delivers Opening Statement at Rules Committee Hearing on Permitting Reform Legislation
- Hill HeatThe Week in Climate Hearings: Carbon Summer and Nuclear Winter
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
