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This was a procedural vote to end debate on House Resolution 1014, a 'rule' that sets the terms for debating two major government spending bills. The motion passed 215 to 213, clearing the way for the House to move forward with the funding package.
This vote was a procedural step called "ordering the previous question" regarding House Resolution 1014. This resolution is a "rule" that governs how the House will consider two significant pieces of legislation (H.R. 7148 and H.R. 7147) to fund various federal agencies and programs for the 2026 fiscal year. In the House of Representatives, "ordering the previous question" is a standard move used by the majority party to end debate and prevent further changes or delays to a proposal. If this motion passes, the House moves immediately to a final vote on the matter at hand. If it were to fail, control of the floor would typically shift to the minority party, allowing them to propose their own changes. The motion passed on a narrow party-line basis. This allowed the House to proceed to the next steps of adopting the rule and eventually voting on the underlying government funding package, which includes provisions to consolidate multiple spending bills into a single large package for the Senate to consider.
The House will immediately proceed to a final vote on whether to adopt House Resolution 1014 itself.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. House Democrats voted unanimously against the motion in an attempt to prevent the majority from closing off debate and moving to the spending bills.
Republicans. House Republicans voted as a unified block to end debate and keep their legislative agenda for government funding on track.
On Ordering the Previous Question
Jan 22, 2026
This was a procedural vote to end debate on House Resolution 1014, a 'rule' that sets the terms for debating two major government spending bills.
The motion passed 215 to 213, clearing the way for the House to move forward with the funding package.
Ordering the previous question is a procedural step to end discussion. In the House, passing this motion means the majority party has successfully blocked the minority from offering new amendments and has moved the chamber directly to a vote on the pending resolution.
The House will immediately proceed to a final vote on whether to adopt House Resolution 1014 itself.
The vote followed strict party lines, with the Republican majority narrowly prevailing over unanimous Democratic opposition.
House Democrats voted unanimously against the motion in an attempt to prevent the majority from closing off debate and moving to the spending bills.
House Republicans voted as a unified block to end debate and keep their legislative agenda for government funding on track.
The sole independent member who cast a vote supported the Republican majority in ending the debate.