Monitor Accountability Act
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3480-3486)
May 14, 2026
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
May 14, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8365.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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Mr. Boyle (PA) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3486)
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The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8365, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Boyle (PA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3507-3509)
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On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 172).
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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 219 - 204 (Roll no. 173). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3480)
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On passage Passed by recorded vote: 219 - 204 (Roll no. 173). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3480)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 14, 2026
On Motion to Recommit
On Motion to Recommit
The House rejected a motion to recommit the Monitor Accountability Act (H.R. 8365) on a party-line vote.
The House rejected a motion to recommit the Monitor Accountability Act (H.R. 8365), a procedural step that typically serves as the minority party's final opportunity to amend a bill before a vote on its passage. The motion failed on a party-line vote, with the chamber's parties remaining unified in their respective positions. Following the defeat of this motion, the House proceeded to a separate vote later that day where the underlying bill was passed.
The failure of the motion to recommit on a party-line vote prevented the Monitor Accountability Act (H.R. 8365) from being sent back to committee for potential changes. This procedural outcome cleared the way for the House to proceed directly to a final vote on the bill's passage. According to the action history, the House subsequently passed the measure on a separate vote later that same day.
On Passage
On Passage
The House passed the Monitor Accountability Act (H.R. 8365) on a party-line vote, clearing the measure for consideration in the Senate.
The House passed the Monitor Accountability Act (H.R. 8365) following the failure of a motion to recommit the bill earlier in the day. The measure was approved on a party-line vote, clearing the required threshold for passage in the chamber. Following the vote, a motion to reconsider was laid on the table without objection.
The Monitor Accountability Act passed the House on a near-party-line vote, clearing the measure for consideration in the Senate. This successful passage follows the rejection of a motion to recommit earlier the same day, concluding the bill's primary procedural path through the House.
