House adopts the rules for debating the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution
APR 29, 2026 · 1:24 PM ET
A party-line vote. 2 votes to spare over the 214 needed.
This set the rules for debate. It was not a vote on the bill itself.
WHAT IS A RULE →What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to adopt H.Res. 1224, the rule for debating five measures. It sets procedures for considering measures on agriculture, school policy, the federal budget, military cemetery markers and ethanol waivers. It passed by 2 votes over the 214 needed.
Adopt H.Res. 1224, the rule setting debate and amendment procedures for five measures.
Reject H.Res. 1224, the rule setting debate and amendment procedures for five measures.
Continues and changes USDA programs for farms, food assistance, conservation, rural development, and other agricultural priorities through fiscal year 2031.
Passed the House 224–200 on April 30, 2026. Now waiting in the Senate, 241 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
214 is a majority of the 426 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. 7567, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 7567
- APR 21Reported by AgricultureREPORTED34–17
- APR 29#140Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 1224)AGREED TO215–210
- APR 29#141THIS VOTEOn the rule (H.Res. 1224)AGREED TO216–2102 votes to spare over the 214 needed.
- APR 30#153Motion to recommitFAILED211–214
- APR 30#154On passagePASSED224–20014 Democrats voted yes
Coverage of this vote and its bill3 stories from 3 outlets
- Local21newsCENTERFetterman's Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act heads to U.S. Senate with 2026 Farm Bill
- The Daily CallerRIGHTMAHA Victory On Capitol Hill As GOP Agrees To Drop Special Pesticide Protections
- TexasGOPVoteRIGHTCongressman Jake Ellzey Votes in Favor of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 to Strengthen American Agriculture and Rural Communities
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
