Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use funds for pregnancy centers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6359) to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 140) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
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This House resolution would set the procedural rules for floor debate on three separate measures: a bill on state use of funds for pregnancy centers, a bill on disclosure of pregnant students' rights at colleges, and a resolution to overturn a Bureau of Land Management withdrawal order in Minnesota.
It does not itself change any policy; it only structures how much debate time each measure gets and waives procedural objections, clearing the way for the House to vote on the underlying bills.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The resolution would establish the terms for House floor consideration of three unrelated items: H.R. 6945 (state funding authority for pregnancy centers), H.R. 6359 (requiring colleges to disseminate information on pregnant students' rights and accommodations), and H.J. Res. 140 (a disapproval resolution targeting a Bureau of Land Management rule withdrawing certain federal lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota). For each measure it would waive points of order, deem specified amendments in the nature of a substitute as adopted, allow one hour of debate divided between the relevant committee's majority and minority leaders, and permit one motion to recommit before final passage. The resolution itself does not alter any substantive law, agency rule, or federal program; it is purely procedural machinery governing debate and amendment process for the three named measures.
Key provisions
- 1Would allow consideration of H.R. 6945 on pregnancy center funding, waive points of order, and deem the Rules Committee Print 119-17 substitute as adopted
- 2Would set one hour of debate divided by the Ways and Means Committee chair and ranking member, plus one motion to recommit, for H.R. 6945
- 3Would allow consideration of H.R. 6359 on pregnant students' rights disclosure, waive points of order, and deem the Education and Workforce Committee substitute as adopted
- 4Would set one hour of debate divided by the Education and Workforce Committee chair and ranking member, plus one motion to recommit, for H.R. 6359
- 5Would allow consideration of H.J. Res. 140 disapproving a Bureau of Land Management withdrawal rule, waiving points of order against consideration and provisions
- 6Would set one hour of debate divided by the Natural Resources Committee chair and ranking member, plus one motion to recommit, for H.J. Res. 140
Who would be affected
Members of the House of Representatives managing floor debate, and by extension anyone with a stake in the three underlying measures — states administering pregnancy-center funding, colleges and pregnant students, and the Bureau of Land Management's land withdrawal in Minnesota — though this resolution itself only governs procedure.
Why it matters
By waiving points of order and pre-setting debate limits and amendment rules, the resolution determines how much scrutiny and floor time each underlying measure receives, directly shaping whether and how those substantive bills advance toward passage.
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Official CRS summary
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Legislative subjects
Congress; House of Representatives; Legislative rules and procedure
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-459