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Votes at a glance: House adopts rule, advances Sunshine Protection Act and passes a package of measures
Summary
The House on July 14 adopted a rule (H.Res.1423) to consider a package of bills, debated H.R.139 and H.R.1181, and passed several measures including a law to stop minting the penny and a banking acquisition fairness bill. Key recorded votes and outcomes are summarized below.
What the House decided on July 14, 2026:
- H.Res.1423 (rule for consideration): The House debated and ordered the previous question; recorded proceedings on the rule and associated procedural votes were held on the floor. (Transcript shows recorded votes on ordering the previous question and adoption of the resolution.)
- H.R.1181 (Protecting Privacy and Purchases Act): After floor debate, the House defeated a motion to recommit (yeas 208, nays 217) and subsequently passed the bill; the final recorded tally for passage was yeas 221, nays 201 (see transcript vote statements).
- H.R.139 (Sunshine Protection Act): Brought up under the rule and debated extensively; the House moved forward with floor consideration with recorded votes on procedural questions; the transcript records the debate and voting sequence under H.Res.1423.
- H.R.3074 (Common Sense Act, penny production): Considered under suspension of the rules and passed; sponsors argued cost savings from ending penny minting.
- H.R.6556 (Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act): Passed under suspension; sponsors said the bill promotes competition and transparency in failed-bank resolution.
Other business: the House considered veterans-related legislation as part of the rule package, recorded multiple one-minute and special-recognition speeches, received presidential messages, and adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day.
Vote tallies and procedural notes are reported in the transcript; where exact roll-call numbers are not printed in a single segment, the transcript records that recorded electronic votes were held and gives tallies for key votes.
