U.S. House · 119th Congress, session 2 · Roll call 66

On Motion to Recommit

H.R. 261: Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.

Failed · 214 Yea, 216 Nay

Held
February 11, 2026, 6:23 PM EST
Vote type
Motion to recommit
Party-unity vote
Yes (most Democrats and most Republicans voted opposite ways)
Official record
clerk.house.gov

How each party voted

Members are shown in the party they belonged to on the day of the vote, as the official record lists them. In our statistics, independents are counted with the party they caucus with.

VoteRepublicanDemocratTotal
Yea0214214
Nay2160216
Not voting202
Members218214432

How each member voted

Yea (214)

Nay (216)

Not voting (2)