The House of Representatives voted down a proposed balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, the Associated Press reports. The House did not achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to pass the amendment and send it to the Senate.

According to the roll call vote, 236 Republicans and 25 Democrats voted for the amendment, while 4 Republicans and 161 Democrats voted against it. Eight House members did not vote. Among the Republicans who voted against the amendment was House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan.