House Rules for Defense, State Department, and Social Security Bills
This resolution is ready for a vote by the House of Representatives to set the rules for debating several other bills. It has been active since the House agreed to vacate previous proceedings on July 13, 2026. The next step is a floor vote by the House to decide how to move forward with the legislation.
This is a standard procedural step that the majority party uses to move their main agenda forward. These rules almost always pass along party lines.
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VACATING PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent that the ordering of a recorded vote on the question of reconsideration of the vote on adoption on H. Res. 1398 be vacated to the end that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on motion to reconsider and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Mr. Scalise moved to reconsider.
On agreeing to the resolution Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 224 (Roll no. 231).
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 224 (Roll no. 231).
On Ordering the Previous Question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 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. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes.
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