House · Roll call 319 · Dec. 10, 2025

A vote to send S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, to committee instead of holding a final vote on passage.

Failed209–216 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On Motion to Commit
Bill
S. 1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 209 · No 0 · Did not vote 4
Republicans
Yes 0 · No 216 · Did not vote 4

Most Democrats voted Yes (209 of 213).

Most Republicans voted No (216 of 220).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

A motion to commit sends a bill to committee and is usually the minority's last chance to change it; this bill sets FY2026 policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, and Energy Department national security programs. The motion failed, so the bill was not sent to committee.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE).

How each member voted

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