Amendment modifies the bill to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations.

Jul 21, 2026

OUTCOME · AGREED TO

215/ 429NEEDED 215

Threshold: Simple Majority

HEADS UP

Amendment, not the bill.This vote modifies the underlying bill but does not pass or reject the bill itself. The bill still needs a separate passage vote.

WHAT THIS VOTE DID

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The House agreed to an amendment, 215–214. The roll call is not linked to details about what the amendment would change.

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The House voted on whether to adopt an amendment to a bill. ChamberLight has not yet linked this roll call to the amendment or the bill it concerns, so its specific contents are not available here. The amendment was agreed to by a 215–214 vote, changing the text under consideration. This vote did not pass the bill; the bill still needs a separate passage vote.

PROCEDURE

CATEGORY: amendment
NEEDED: Simple Majority
COALITION: Party-line

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The bill still needs a separate passage vote.

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PARTY DYNAMICS

Democrats. Four Democrats voted yes and 209 voted no; Adam Gray of California, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jim Costa of California, and Vicente Gonzalez of Texas voted against their party's majority position.

Republicans. 211 Republicans voted yes and four voted no; Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, James Gallagher of California, James Moylan of Guam, and Thomas Massie of Kentucky voted against their party's majority position.

8 cross-party votes · 8 absences

MEMBERS · 437

AI-WRITTENThe summary and analysis of this vote were written by an AI model from the roll-call record.

Model: gpt-6-lunaMethod: Vote analysis, version 2.0Generated: Sep 25, 2026Confidence: Low

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MOTION PASSED· 119TH CONGRESS · 2ND SESSION · ROLL CALL #260

HouseAmendmentClose vote

Amendment modifies the bill to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations.

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Jul 21, 2026

215–214

215 to pass

Margin

1 vote

HOW THIS VOTE WORKS

Party-line

The House voted on whether to add the amendment to the bill's text. A majority of members voting yes or no was required; members not voting did not count toward that threshold.

Threshold

215 of 429

Needs more yes than no votes — 215 of 429 cast this time. (435 total seats; members not voting don’t count toward the threshold.)

Outcome

Passed by 0

The amendment was adopted by one vote, 215–214. It changed the bill text under consideration but did not pass the bill itself.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The bill still needs a separate passage vote.

PARTY DYNAMICS

Most members voted with their party's majority position: Republicans mostly voted yes and Democrats mostly voted no. There were four members of each party who voted against their party's majority position, and the one independent voted no.

Democrats

Four Democrats voted yes and 209 voted no; Adam Gray of California, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jim Costa of California, and Vicente Gonzalez of Texas voted against their party's majority position.

Republicans

211 Republicans voted yes and four voted no; Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, James Gallagher of California, James Moylan of Guam, and Thomas Massie of Kentucky voted against their party's majority position.

Independents

The one independent voted no.

CROSSED PARTY LINES

D
Adam GrayCalifornia-13
Voted YES against party majority— One of 4 Democrats who voted yes while most Democrats voted no.
D
Henry CuellarTexas-28
Voted YES against party majority— One of 4 Democrats who voted yes while most Democrats voted no.
D
Jim CostaCalifornia-21
Voted YES against party majority— One of 4 Democrats who voted yes while most Democrats voted no.
D
Vicente GonzalezTexas-34
Voted YES against party majority— One of 4 Democrats who voted yes while most Democrats voted no.
R
Brian FitzpatrickPennsylvania-1
Voted NO against party majority— One of 4 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
James GallagherCalifornia-1
Voted NO against party majority— One of 4 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
James MoylanGuam-0
Voted NO against party majority— One of 4 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.
R
Thomas MassieKentucky-4
Voted NO against party majority— One of 4 Republicans who voted no while most Republicans voted yes.

NOTABLE ABSENCES

DFrederica WilsonFlorida-24— One of 8 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
DStacey PlaskettU.S. Virgin Islands-0— One of 8 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
RAndrew ClydeGeorgia-9— One of 8 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
RAndy BiggsArizona-5— One of 8 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
RAumua RadewagenAmerican Samoa-0— One of 8 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.
RJim JordanOhio-4— One of 8 members not voting; the result met the threshold exactly.

AI-WRITTENThe summary and analysis of this vote were written by an AI model from the roll-call record.

Model: gpt-6-lunaMethod: Vote analysis, version 2.0Generated: Sep 25, 2026Confidence: Low

Amendment modifies the bill to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations.

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Amendment modifies the bill to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations.

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Amendment modifies the bill to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations.

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Amendment modifies the bill to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations.

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