CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

House Roll Call 126

119th Congress · Session 2 · April 20, 2026

A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass

The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not.

What was being voted on

119-HR-5200 — Emergency Reporting Act

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports following the activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System. The Commission must hold annual public hearings regarding events where the System was active for at least 7 days. These hearings may include various stakeholders such as government representatives, residents, and emergency managers. Following these hearings, the Commission is required to publish reports detailing the number and duration of service outages. Additionally, the Act mandates an investigation into improvements for network outage reporting.

The House recorded this as
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Emergency Reporting Act
Result: Passed
Needed two-thirds of those voting, a higher bar than usual — reserved for fast-tracked bills, overriding a veto, and treaties.
Yea: 386Nay: 7Not Voting: 38431 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D1980016
Independent I1000
Republican R1877022
Official record
How each member voted (431)
386 yea, 7 nay, 38 not voting