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The House rejected a procedural motion to send the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 back to committee for further review. The vote failed along party lines, allowing the bill to move immediately to a final passage vote.
This vote was a procedural step regarding the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 (H.R. 3632). The bill aims to increase federal oversight of the nation's power grid by allowing regulators to force power plants to stay open if they are needed to prevent electricity shortages. It also requires plant owners to provide five years of notice before closing a facility. A 'Motion to Recommit' is a procedural tool used by the minority party (in this case, the Democrats) to try and send a bill back to a committee before a final vote. Under current House rules, this motion no longer includes specific instructions for changes; it serves as a final attempt to delay or block a bill by returning it to the drawing board. The motion failed on a straight party-line vote, with Republicans voting against it and Democrats voting for it. Because the motion failed, the House was able to proceed directly to the final vote on whether to pass the bill and send it to the Senate.
Immediately following this failed procedural vote, the House held a final vote on the passage of the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. The Democratic caucus voted unanimously in favor of sending the bill back to committee, signaling unified opposition to the energy measure.
Republicans. Republicans voted as a solid block to defeat the motion and advance their energy policy priorities.
The House rejected a procedural motion to send the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 back to committee for further review.
The vote failed along party lines, allowing the bill to move immediately to a final passage vote.
A motion to recommit is a procedural move offered by the opposition party to stop a bill's progress and send it back to a committee. In the current era of House rules, this is largely a formal protest vote used by the minority party to express total opposition to a bill before it passes.
Immediately following this failed procedural vote, the House held a final vote on the passage of the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025.
The vote was strictly partisan, with every voting Democrat supporting the motion to delay the bill and nearly every Republican voting to move forward.
The Democratic caucus voted unanimously in favor of sending the bill back to committee, signaling unified opposition to the energy measure.
Republicans voted as a solid block to defeat the motion and advance their energy policy priorities.
The chamber's lone independent member joined Republicans in voting against the motion.