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The House voted along party lines to end debate and move forward with rules to consider two energy bills that would limit appliance efficiency standards and repeal home electrification subsidies.
This vote was a procedural step to advance House Resolution 1075. This resolution sets the specific rules and time limits for debating two energy bills: H.R. 4626, which restricts the Department of Energy from setting new efficiency standards for appliances unless they meet strict cost and feasibility tests, and H.R. 4758, which repeals federal tax credits and rebates for home electrification. 'Ordering the previous question' is a standard move used by the majority party in the House of Representatives to end debate and prevent any further changes to a proposal. By passing this motion, the House agreed to stop talking about the rules of the debate and move immediately to a final vote on the resolution itself. The motion passed on a strict party-line basis, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats voting against. Because this procedural hurdle was cleared, the House was able to proceed to the final adoption of the rule, which then allowed for substantive debate on the underlying energy legislation.
The House will immediately hold a final vote on agreeing to House Resolution 1075.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. Democrats voted unanimously against the motion to end debate, signaling their opposition to the underlying energy bills.
Republicans. Republicans voted as a unified block to move the legislative process forward.
On Ordering the Previous Question
Feb 24, 2026
The House voted along party lines to end debate and move forward with rules to consider two energy bills that would limit appliance efficiency standards and repeal home electrification subsidies.
A motion for the 'previous question' is a request to end debate and stop any changes to the current proposal. By passing this, the majority party ensures the House moves directly to a final vote on the rules for debating the main bills.
The House will immediately hold a final vote on agreeing to House Resolution 1075.
The vote followed a strict party-line split, with the Republican majority holding together to advance their legislative priorities.
Democrats voted unanimously against the motion to end debate, signaling their opposition to the underlying energy bills.
Republicans voted as a unified block to move the legislative process forward.
The chamber's sole independent member voted with the Republican majority to end debate.