CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

House Roll Call 59

119th Congress · Session 2 · February 10, 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-1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

This resolution provides for the consideration of several different bills in the House of Representatives. It addresses H.R. 2189, which aims to modernize Federal firearms laws regarding technology and less-than-lethal weapons. It also provides for H.R. 261, which seeks to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act regarding undersea fiber optic cables. Additionally, it covers H.R. 3617, which intends to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure critical energy resources and minerals.

The House recorded this as
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act; consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) the Undersea Cable Protection Act; consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act; and for other purposes
Result: Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 216Nay: 214Not Voting: 2432 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D021400
Republican R216002
Official record
How each member voted (432)
216 yea, 214 nay, 2 not voting