The House went into recess Wednesday after a controversial veterans benefits bill passed unexpectedly by voice vote, sparking a dispute between Republican leaders and Democrats seeking to undo the result.

Republicans said Democrats failed to request a recorded vote, allowing the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act to pass and move to the Senate. Democrats accused the majority of pushing the measure through while negotiations over its language were still underway.

The bill would expand benefits for some people while paying for the changes with cuts affecting some future disability claims, a provision Democrats have largely opposed. The measure was pulled from the House floor in July amid bipartisan opposition.

Rep. Mark Takano of California, the top Democrat on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said he and his staff had been discussing last-minute changes away from the podium when the vote occurred. He blamed the absence of a request for a recorded tally on what he called the majority’s “treachery and trickery.”

“While these negotiations are going, they rammed through this vote,” Takano said.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise rejected the Democratic objections, saying the bill had “already passed” and could be reversed only through a unanimous consent request. He said he was proud to support it and suggested opponents explain on the House floor why they were against veterans on Veterans Day.

Takano said Democrats were reviewing their options and criticized Republicans for insisting on sending the Senate text that had not been fully agreed to. Rep. Ted Lieu of California, the fourth-ranking House Democrat, called the move “shameful” and said doing it on Veterans Day was “particularly unconscionable.”

The dispute marked a second apparent floor mishap for Democrats in as many days. On Tuesday, an impeachment resolution targeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth failed after nearly a dozen Democrats missed the vote; several said they had been stuck in traffic.

The House is expected to vote Thursday on the separate Richard Star Act, which would increase retirement payouts for about 50,000 combat-injured veterans. A discharge petition forced that measure to the floor over GOP leaders’ opposition. It does not include the contested provision in the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act.