MAIN STREET CAPITAL ACCESS ACT

On 2026-07-21, Representative Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3) delivered a floor speech titled "MAIN STREET CAPITAL ACCESS ACT" in the House.

MAIN STREET CAPITAL ACCESS ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5018-H5019] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] MAIN STREET CAPITAL ACCESS ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to recommit on the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes, offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Garcia), on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The Clerk will redesignate the motion. The Clerk redesignated the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 210, nays 216, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 270] YEAS--210 Adams Aguilar Amo Ansari Auchincloss Balint Barragan Beatty Bell Bera Beyer Bishop Bonamici Boyle (PA) Brown Brownley Budzinski Bynum Carbajal Carson Carter (LA) Casar Case Casten Castor (FL) Castro (TX) Chu Cisneros Clark (MA) Clarke (NY) Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Conaway Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crockett Crow Cuellar Davids (KS) Davis (IL) Davis (NC) Dean (PA) DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier Dexter Dingell Doggett Elfreth Escobar Espaillat Evans (PA) Fields Figures Fletcher Foster Foushee Frankel, Lois Friedman Frost Garamendi Garcia (CA) Garcia (IL) Garcia (TX) Gillen Golden (ME) Goldman (NY) Gomez Gonzalez, V. Goodlander Gottheimer Gray Green, Al (TX) Grijalva Harder (CA) Hayes Himes Horsford Houlahan Hoyer Hoyle (OR) Huffman Ivey Jackson (IL) Jacobs Jayapal Jeffries Johnson (GA) Johnson (TX) Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Keating Kelly (IL) Kennedy (NY) Khanna Krishnamoorthi Landsman Larsen (WA) Larson (CT) Latimer Lee (NV) Lee (PA) Leger Fernandez Levin Liccardo Lieu Lofgren Lynch Magaziner Mannion Matsui McBath McBride McClain Delaney McClellan McCollum McDonald Rivet McGarvey McGovern McIver Meeks Mejia Menefee Menendez Meng Mfume Min Moore (WI) Morelle Morrison Moskowitz Moulton Mrvan Mullin Nadler Neal Neguse Norcross Ocasio-Cortez Olszewski Omar Pallone Panetta Pappas Pelosi Perez Peters Pettersen Pingree Pocan Pou Pressley Quigley Ramirez Randall Raskin Riley (NY) Rivas Ross Ruiz Ryan Salinas Sanchez Scanlon Schakowsky Schneider Schrier Scott (VA) Sewell Sherman Simon Smith (WA) Sorensen Soto Stansbury Stanton Stevens Strickland Subramanyam Suozzi Sykes Takano Thanedar Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko Torres (CA) Torres (NY) Trahan Tran Underwood Vargas Vasquez Veasey Velazquez Vindman Walkinshaw Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Whitesides Williams (GA) NAYS--216 Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei (NV) Arrington Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Barr Barrett Baumgartner Bean (FL) Begich Bentz Bergman Bice Biggs (SC) Bilirakis Boebert Bost Brecheen Bresnahan Buchanan Burchett Burlison Calvert Cammack Carey Carter (GA) Carter (TX) Ciscomani Cline Cloud Cole Collins Comer Crane Crank Crawford Crenshaw Davidson De La Cruz DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Donalds Downing Dunn (FL) Edwards Ellzey Emmer Estes Evans (CO) Ezell Fallon Fedorchak Feenstra Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Flood Fong Foxx Franklin, Scott Fry Fulcher Fuller Gallagher Garbarino Gill (TX) Gimenez Goldman (TX) Gooden Graves Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Hamadeh (AZ) Haridopolos Harrigan Harris (MD) Harris (NC) Harshbarger Hern (OK) Higgins (LA) Hill (AR) Hinson Houchin Hudson Huizenga Hunt Hurd (CO) Issa Jack Jackson (TX) [[Page H5019]] James Johnson (LA) Johnson (SD) Jordan Joyce (OH) Joyce (PA) Kean Kelly (MS) Kelly (PA) Kennedy (UT) Kiggans (VA) Kiley (CA) Kim Knott Kustoff LaHood LaLota Langworthy Latta Lawler Lee (FL) Letlow Loudermilk Lucas Luna Luttrell Mace Mackenzie Malliotakis Maloy Mann Massie Mast McCaul McClain McClintock McCormick McDowell McGuire Messmer Meuser Miller (IL) Miller (OH) Miller (WV) Miller-Meeks Mills Moolenaar Moore (AL) Moore (NC) Moore (UT) Moore (WV) Moran Murphy Nehls Newhouse Norman Nunn (IA) Obernolte Ogles Onder Owens Palmer Patronis Perry Pfluger Reschenthaler Rogers (AL) Rogers (KY) Rose Rouzer Roy Rulli Rutherford Salazar Scalise Schmidt Scholten Schweikert Scott, Austin Self Sessions Shreve Simpson Smith (MO) Smith (NE) Smith (NJ) Smucker Spartz Stauber Stefanik Steil Steube Strong Stutzman Taylor Tenney Thompson (PA) Tiffany Timmons Turner (OH) Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Van Epps Van Orden Wagner Walberg Weber (TX) Webster (FL) Westerman Wied Williams (TX) Wilson (SC) Wittman Womack Yakym Zinke NOT VOTING--5 Biggs (AZ) Clyde Fine Gosar Wilson (FL) Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Cammack) (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining. {time} 2159 So the motion to recommit was rejected. The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. Stated for: Ms. SCHOLTEN. Madam Speaker, during Roll Call Vote No. 270 on the motion to recommit H.R. 6955, I mistakenly recorded my vote as NAY when I should have voted YEA. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 270, nays 155, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 271] YEAS--270 Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei (NV) Arrington Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Barr Barrett Baumgartner Bean (FL) Begich Bentz Bera Bergman Bice Biggs (SC) Bilirakis Boebert Bost Boyle (PA) Brecheen Bresnahan Buchanan Budzinski Burchett Burlison Bynum Calvert Cammack Carbajal Carey Carter (GA) Carter (TX) Ciscomani Cline Cloud Cole Collins Comer Correa Costa Crane Crank Crawford Crenshaw Cuellar Davids (KS) Davidson Davis (NC) De La Cruz Dean (PA) DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Donalds Downing Dunn (FL) Edwards Ellzey Emmer Escobar Estes Evans (CO) Ezell Fallon Fedorchak Feenstra Figures Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Flood Fong Foster Foxx Frankel, Lois Franklin, Scott Fry Fulcher Fuller Gallagher Garbarino Gill (TX) Gillen Gimenez Goldman (TX) Gonzalez, V. Gooden Gottheimer Graves Gray Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Hamadeh (AZ) Harder (CA) Haridopolos Harrigan Harris (MD) Harris (NC) Harshbarger Hern (OK) Higgins (LA) Hill (AR) Himes Hinson Horsford Houchin Houlahan Hoyle (OR) Hudson Huizenga Hunt Hurd (CO) Issa Jack Jackson (TX) James Johnson (LA) Johnson (SD) Johnson (TX) Jordan Joyce (OH) Joyce (PA) Kean Kelly (MS) Kelly (PA) Kennedy (UT) Kiggans (VA) Kiley (CA) Kim Knott Kustoff LaHood LaLota Landsman Langworthy Latimer Latta Lawler Lee (FL) Lee (NV) Letlow Levin Liccardo Loudermilk Lucas Luna Luttrell Mace Mackenzie Malliotakis Maloy Mann Mast McBride McCaul McClain McClintock McCormick McDonald Rivet McDowell McGarvey McGuire Meeks Messmer Meuser Miller (IL) Miller (OH) Miller (WV) Miller-Meeks Mills Moolenaar Moore (AL) Moore (NC) Moore (UT) Moore (WV) Moran Moskowitz Mrvan Murphy Nehls Newhouse Norman Nunn (IA) Obernolte Ogles Onder Owens Palmer Panetta Pappas Patronis Perry Peters Pfluger Quigley Reschenthaler Rogers (AL) Rogers (KY) Rose Rouzer Roy Rulli Rutherford Salazar Salinas Scalise Schmidt Schneider Scholten Schrier Schweikert Scott, Austin Self Sessions Sewell Shreve Simpson Smith (MO) Smith (NE) Smith (NJ) Smucker Sorensen Soto Spartz Stanton Stauber Stefanik Steil Steube Strong Stutzman Suozzi Taylor Tenney Thompson (CA) Thompson (PA) Tiffany Timmons Torres (NY) Tran Turner (OH) Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Van Epps Van Orden Vasquez Wagner Walberg Walkinshaw Wasserman Schultz Weber (TX) Webster (FL) Westerman Wied Williams (GA) Williams (TX) Wilson (SC) Wittman Womack Yakym Zinke NAYS--155 Adams Aguilar Amo Ansari Auchincloss Balint Barragan Beatty Bell Beyer Bishop Bonamici Brown Brownley Carson Carter (LA) Casar Case Casten Castor (FL) Castro (TX) Chu Cisneros Clark (MA) Clarke (NY) Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Conaway Courtney Craig Crockett Crow Davis (IL) DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier Dexter Dingell Doggett Elfreth Espaillat Evans (PA) Fields Fletcher Foushee Friedman Frost Garamendi Garcia (CA) Garcia (IL) Garcia (TX) Golden (ME) Goldman (NY) Gomez Goodlander Green, Al (TX) Grijalva Hayes Hoyer Huffman Ivey Jackson (IL) Jacobs Jayapal Jeffries Johnson (GA) Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Keating Kelly (IL) Kennedy (NY) Khanna Krishnamoorthi Larsen (WA) Larson (CT) Lee (PA) Leger Fernandez Lieu Lofgren Lynch Magaziner Mannion Massie Matsui McBath McClellan McCollum McGovern McIver Mejia Menefee Menendez Meng Mfume Min Moore (WI) Morelle Morrison Moulton Mullin Nadler Neal Neguse Norcross Ocasio-Cortez Olszewski Omar Pallone Pelosi Perez Pettersen Pingree Pocan Pou Pressley Ramirez Randall Raskin Riley (NY) Rivas Ross Ruiz Ryan Sanchez Scanlon Schakowsky Scott (VA) Sherman Simon Smith (WA) Stansbury Stevens Strickland Subramanyam Sykes Takano Thanedar Thompson (MS) Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko Torres (CA) Trahan Underwood Vargas Veasey Velazquez Vindman Waters Watson Coleman Whitesides ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1 McClain Delaney NOT VOTING--5 Biggs (AZ) Clyde Fine Gosar Wilson (FL) Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining. {time} 2205 So the bill was passed. The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR6955, HR6955