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The House rejected a motion to recommit the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 (H.R. 261), 214–216. The bill later passed the House.
The vote concerned whether H.R. 261, which changes rules for undersea internet cables and other permitted activities in national marine sanctuaries, should be returned for further consideration. The motion failed. The bill itself passed the House.
The House passed H.R. 261. It was then received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
OPEN BILL →Why it matters. This procedural vote determined whether H.R. 261 would be returned for further consideration before passage; it did not decide the bill's underlying policy.
Who’s affected. House members: The motion's failure meant the bill was not sent back for further consideration.
Democrats. The Democratic majority position was yes.
Republicans. The Republican majority position was no.
The House rejected a motion to recommit the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 (H.R.
261), 214–216. The bill later passed the House.
A motion to recommit would send a House bill back for further consideration. Since January 2021, these motions cannot include instructions to change the bill, so the vote is largely procedural.
The House passed H.R. 261. It was then received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
This procedural vote determined whether H.R. 261 would be returned for further consideration before passage; it did not decide the bill's underlying policy.
The recorded party majority positions differed: the Democratic majority position was yes, and the Republican majority position was no. The vote was recorded as party-line.
The Democratic majority position was yes.
The Republican majority position was no.
The independent vote was no.