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The House rejected H.Amdt. 67, which would have prohibited federal funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission. The amendment failed, 143–285.
The House voted on H.Amdt. 67, an amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. It would have prohibited federal funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission, which manages water resources across several states. The amendment failed, so it did not remove the commission’s funding from the spending bill. This vote did not pass or reject the bill itself.
The bill still needs a separate passage vote. This amendment vote neither passed nor rejected the bill.
OPEN AMENDMENT →Why it matters. The vote determined whether the spending bill would include a ban on federal funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission. Because the amendment failed, this vote did not remove that funding from the bill.
Who’s affected. Delaware River Basin Commission: The amendment’s proposed funding ban was not added to the spending bill. · People and communities in the Delaware River Basin: The commission’s funding was not removed from the bill by this amendment.
Democrats. 212 Democrats voted no and 3 did not vote; the Democratic majority position was no.
Republicans. 143 Republicans voted yes and 73 voted no, with 5 not voting; the Republican majority position was yes. Eight Republicans voted no, including Andrew Garbarino of New York, Ann Wagner of Missouri, Ashley Hinson of Iowa, Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, Burgess Owens of Utah, and Carlos Gimenez of Florida.
The House rejected H.Amdt.
67, which would have prohibited federal funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission. The amendment failed, 143–285.
The House was voting on whether to add the amendment to the bill being considered. A simple majority of members voting yes or no was needed; this vote did not decide whether to pass the bill itself.
The bill still needs a separate passage vote. This amendment vote neither passed nor rejected the bill.
The vote determined whether the spending bill would include a ban on federal funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission. Because the amendment failed, this vote did not remove that funding from the bill.
Democrats voted no by a large majority, while most Republicans voted yes. The parties’ majority positions differed, so this was not a party-line vote.
212 Democrats voted no and 3 did not vote; the Democratic majority position was no.
143 Republicans voted yes and 73 voted no, with 5 not voting; the Republican majority position was yes. Eight Republicans voted no, including Andrew Garbarino of New York, Ann Wagner of Missouri, Ashley Hinson of Iowa, Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, Burgess Owens of Utah, and Carlos Gimenez of Florida.







































