House Roll Call 16

119th Congress · Session 2 · January 13, 2026

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-988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2270) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2312) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition of the term ''tipped employee'', and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4366) to clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

This text, H. Res. 988, sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will debate and vote on several different bills. It specifically provides instructions for considering H.R. 2988, which amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 regarding pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors. It also sets the rules for considering H.R. 2262, which amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked. Additionally, the resolution sets guidelines for considering other specific bills listed in Section 4.

The House recorded this as
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of (H.R. 2988) Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act; (H.R. 2262) Flexibility for Workers Education Act; (H.R. 2270) Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act; (H.R. 2312) Tipped Employee Protection Act; and (H.R. 4366) Save Local Business Act
Result: Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 206Nay: 205Not Voting: 20431 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D020508
Republican R2060012
How each member voted (431)
206 yea, 205 nay, 20 not voting