House · Roll call 115 · April 16, 2026

A vote to send H.R. 6409, the FENCES Act, back to committee instead of moving to a final vote on passage.

Failed213–215 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On Motion to Recommit
Bill
H.R. 6409, FENCES Act
← 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 213 · No 0
Republicans
Yes 0 · No 214 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 0 · No 1

Most Democrats voted Yes (213 of 213).

Most Republicans voted No (214 of 217).

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. 6409, the FENCES Act, changes Clean Air Act standards to exempt states from penalties for emissions outside of the state's control. The motion failed, so the bill was not sent back to committee.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act or the FENCES Act This bill modifies standards under the Clean Air Act to exempt states from penalties for emissions outside of the state’s control.

How each member voted

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