CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

House Roll Call 66

119th Congress · Session 2 · February 11, 2026

A last attempt to send the bill back to committee

The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day.

What was being voted on

119-HR-261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

This bill seeks to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. It aims to restrict the Secretary of Commerce from prohibiting or requiring permits for undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries if a Federal or State agency has already issued a license, lease, or permit for those activities. The activities covered include the installation, presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of such cables. Additionally, the bill modifies existing sanctuary special use permit restrictions by striking specific paragraphs in the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

The House recorded this as
On Motion to Recommit
Undersea Cable Protection Act
Result: Failed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 214Nay: 216Not Voting: 2432 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D214000
Republican R021602
Official record
How each member voted (432)
214 yea, 216 nay, 2 not voting