House rejects a motion to send the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 back to committee
On Motion to Recommit
APR 30, 2026 · 11:07 AM ET
A party-line vote. 2 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 House voted on whether to send H.R. 7567 back to committee. The bill would reauthorize through FY2031 and modify Department of Agriculture programs. This was a procedural motion, not a vote on the bill’s policy provisions; it failed, falling 2 votes short of the 213 needed.
Send H.R. 7567 back to committee instead of voting on passage now.
Keep H.R. 7567 on the floor for its passage vote.
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.
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. 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#141On the rule (H.Res. 1224)AGREED TO216–210
- APR 30#153THIS VOTEMotion to recommitFAILED211–2142 votes short of the 213 needed.
- 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.
