House rejects a motion to send the FIRE Act back to committee
On Motion to Recommit
APR 22, 2026 · 5:04 PM ET
A party-line vote. 5 votes short of the 211 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 motion to recommit H.R. 6387 (the FIRE Act). It failed, 206–214, with 211 needed.
Send the FIRE Act back to committee.
Keep the bill on the floor for a final vote.
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.
211 is a majority of the 420 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#111Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 1174)AGREED TO212–211
- APR 15#112On the rule (H.Res. 1174)AGREED TO214–212
- APR 22#135THIS VOTEMotion to recommitFAILED206–2145 votes short of the 211 needed.
- 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.
