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House approves several bipartisan measures; roll-call tallies recorded
Summary
After a long debate on wildfire legislation, the House considered multiple suspension-calendar bills and recorded final roll-call votes later in the day. Notable outcomes: H.R. 2493 (rural health reauthorization) passed, Yeas 406–4; S. 1020 (hydropower license extensions) passed, Yeas 394–14. Several other bills were agreed under suspension or passed without objection.
The House took up and disposed of multiple bipartisan measures under suspension of the rules on April 21, 2026, moving a set of health, rural-care, telehealth and energy‑sector bills during a lengthy floor day.
Among items acted on under suspension were H.R. 2319 (Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act), which the House passed without objection after bipartisan unanimous consent; H.R. 2493 (Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act), which passed on a recorded vote, Yeas 406, Nays 4; H.R. 3419 (Telehealth Network and Resource Centers reauthorization) was agreed under suspension; and S. 1020 (a Senate bill to extend hydroelectric license deadlines for COVID‑affected projects) passed, Yeas 394, Nays 14.
Clerks and managers repeatedly invoked the bipartisan sponsors and noted the bills’ aims: H.R. 2493 reauthorizes rural health grant programs to support primary care and telehealth infrastructure; H.R. 3419 reauthorizes telehealth network grants to expand specialist access in underserved areas; S.1020 authorizes FERC to grant limited extensions for pre‑COVID licensed hydropower projects with good cause to commence construction.
Most suspension‑calendar bills were managed as two‑sided, relatively noncontroversial measures and were advanced by voice or recorded vote per House rules. The roll-call tallies recorded late in the day reflect the House’s final decisions on several of the measures considered after earlier floor debate.
What happens next: Passed bills will be forwarded to the Senate where relevant (for House-originated measures) or to the President for signature if already cleared by the other chamber. Reporters and affected stakeholders should check the official House calendar for exact paths to enactment and any subsequent Senate action.
