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House vote: H.Res. 1042 // February 10, 2026

H.Res. 1042

Sponsor: Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.

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Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

217 votes, representing 131,083,024 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 133,080,227 people49.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21749.2%
YeaLost21449.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%