Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1958) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4638) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
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This is a House procedural resolution that would set the terms of debate for floor consideration of three bills — on lead ammunition rules on federal land, and on deportability for benefit fraud and for harming police animals — plus extend debate on a balanced-budget constitutional amendment.
What this bill would do
What it would do
This resolution is a procedural 'rule' from the House Rules Committee that governs how the House would debate and vote on other measures; it does not itself change any policy. It would make it in order to consider H.R. 556 (barring federal land managers from banning lead ammunition or tackle), H.R. 1958 (making certain public-benefits fraud a deportable offense), and H.R. 4638 (making harming a law-enforcement animal a deportable offense), each with one hour of debate, a substitute amendment deemed adopted, waived points of order, and one motion to recommit. It also extends debate time on a suspension motion for a balanced-budget constitutional amendment joint resolution.
Key provisions
- 1Would make it in order to consider H.R. 556 on lead ammunition and tackle on federal land, with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit
- 2Would make it in order to consider H.R. 1958 on deportability for benefits fraud, with a substitute amendment deemed adopted and waived points of order
- 3Would make it in order to consider H.R. 4638 on deportability for harming law-enforcement animals, incorporating a Rules Committee modification
- 4Would extend debate to one hour on a suspension motion for a balanced-budget constitutional amendment joint resolution
Who would be affected
Members of the House of Representatives, whose floor procedure it governs; the substantive stakes fall on whoever is affected by the underlying bills, including federal land and wildlife agencies, hunters and anglers, and immigrants facing the described deportability grounds.
Why it matters
The resolution itself carries no policy consequences — it only determines how and when the House debates and votes on the three underlying bills and a constitutional amendment resolution. Its practical effect is procedural, shaping debate time, amendment rights, and the path to final passage votes.
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. 119-554