CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

House Roll Call 242

119th Congress · Session 1 · September 9, 2025

A vote to stop debate and move to the decision

A House procedural vote that closes off further debate and amendments. It is about the schedule, not the substance, and it usually falls along party lines.

What was being voted on

119-HRES-682 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

This resolution provides for the consideration of two different bills in the House. The first bill, H.R. 3838, seeks to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 regarding military activities for the Department of Defense, military construction, and defense activities for the Department of Energy. It also intends to prescribe military personnel strengths for that fiscal year. The second bill, H.R. 3486, aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. This amendment would increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed.

The House recorded this as
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) Stop Illegal Entry Act, and for other purposes
Result: Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 213Nay: 207Not Voting: 10430 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D020705
Republican R213005
Official record
How each member voted (430)
213 yea, 207 nay, 10 not voting