House Roll Call 236

119th Congress · Session 2 · July 14, 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-1423 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

This resolution sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider four separate bills. It lays out the framework for debating and amending a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. It establishes the rules for considering a national security and Department of State appropriations bill. It provides the process for considering a bill to improve benefits for veterans. Finally, it sets the rules for considering a bill regarding payment card networks and merchant category codes for firearms retailers.

The House recorded this as
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 139) Sunshine Protection Act; (H.R. 8595) National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; (H.R. 9237) Take Care of America’s Veterans Act; and (H.R. 1181) Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Result: Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 217Nay: 210Not Voting: 4431 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D021002
Independent I1000
Republican R216002
How each member voted (431)
217 yea, 210 nay, 4 not voting