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Sets Debate Rules for 4 House Bills
Recent Bills/Sets Debate Rules for 4 House Bills

Sets Debate Rules for 4 House Bills

IntroducedFebruary 11, 2026
Passed House6 months ago
Intro
Proc.
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CongressHouse of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedure
Why This Matters

This resolution sets the terms for debating four different bills in the House of Representatives.

If you follow Congress, this sets up debate on bills about veterans' access, firearms laws, and energy resources.
Who this affects
Veterans · Gun owners · Environmental advocates · Energy resource managers
What does this resolution do?
  1. 1This resolution allows the House to debate four specific bills in a structured manner.
  2. 2One bill focuses on creating a Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access for veterans.
  3. 3Another bill aims to update Federal firearms laws to include new technology and less-than-lethal weapons.
  4. 4A separate bill addresses undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries, easing authorization requirements.
  5. 5The final bill seeks to secure critical energy resources by updating the Department of Energy Organization Act.
Read the detailed summary

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for 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. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

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Resolution Progress3 of 3
Concurrent resolutions must be adopted by both the House and Senate. They do not go to the President.
Intro
Proc.
House
IntroducedFeb 11
Sponsors
See all 1 sponsor
Procedural VoteFeb 11

On Ordering the Previous Question

House Vote
Yes 215No 210Not Voting 2
See How Everyone Voted
HouseFeb 11
House Vote
Yes 216No 215Not Voting 1
Crossed party lines: 1 Republican voted No
See How Everyone Voted
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