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The House vote to suspend its rules and pass an unlinked measure failed, with 212 voting yes and 206 voting no. It fell short of the 279 yes votes required.
The House voted on whether to set aside its usual rules and pass a measure using a faster procedure. ChamberLight has not yet linked this roll call to the measure it concerns. The motion failed: 212 members voted yes, below the 279 needed. The measure was not passed through this vote, but a failed suspension vote does not kill it.
The measure may return to the House floor under regular rules, where the usual majority threshold applies. The vote record does not establish what happens next.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. Democrats voted 1 yea and 204 nay, with 8 not voting; their majority position was no.
Republicans. Republicans voted 211 yea and 0 nay, with 7 not voting; their majority position was yes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Sep 2, 2026
The House vote to suspend its rules and pass an unlinked measure failed, with 212 voting yes and 206 voting no.
It fell short of the 279 yes votes required.