House · Roll call 66 · Feb. 11, 2026

A vote to send H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025, back to committee instead of moving to a final vote on passage.

Failed214–216 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On Motion to Recommit
Bill
H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
← 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 214 · No 0
Republicans
Yes 0 · No 216 · Did not vote 2

Most Democrats voted Yes (214 of 214).

Most Republicans voted No (216 of 218).

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

About this vote

A motion to recommit sends a bill back to committee and is usually the minority's last chance to change it before the final vote. H.R. 261 bars the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries. The motion failed, so the bill was not sent back to committee.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries.

How each member voted

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