Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9022) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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This resolution would set the House floor procedure for debating and amending four unrelated bills: a firearms-retailer credit card coding measure, two fiscal year 2027 appropriations bills, and a veterans benefits bill.
It would not itself change any policy; it only governs how much debate time is allowed, which amendments may be offered, and the order of votes for each underlying bill.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The resolution would set the terms for House floor debate on four separate bills: H.R. 1181 (barring special merchant category codes for firearms retailers), H.R. 9022 (energy and water development appropriations for fiscal year 2027), H.R. 8595 (national security and State Department appropriations for fiscal year 2027), and H.R. 9237 (veterans benefits and Department of Veterans Affairs administration changes). For each bill, it specifies debate time limits, waives certain points of order, and adopts a substitute or committee amendment as the base text. For the two appropriations bills, it limits floor amendments to those pre-approved and printed in the Rules Committee report, allows en bloc and pro forma amendments, and sets up a single motion to recommit before final passage. The resolution itself does not change any substantive law; it only controls the procedural path each underlying bill takes to a House vote.
Key provisions
- 1Would make it in order to consider H.R. 1181 on firearms retailer merchant category codes, adopting the Financial Services Committee substitute and waiving points of order
- 2Would allow House consideration of H.R. 9022, the energy and water development appropriations bill, under the five-minute amendment rule with one hour of general debate
- 3Would restrict amendments to H.R. 9022 to those pre-printed in the Rules Committee report, plus en bloc and pro forma amendments
- 4Would allow House consideration of H.R. 8595, the national security and State Department appropriations bill, under similar debate and amendment restrictions
- 5Would restrict amendments to H.R. 8595 to those pre-printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, plus en bloc and pro forma amendments
- 6Would make it in order to consider H.R. 9237 on veterans benefits, adopting the Rules Committee amendment and waiving points of order
Who would be affected
House members debating and voting on the four bills, and indirectly anyone affected by those bills' substance—firearms retailers and payment networks, federal agencies funded by the two appropriations bills, the State Department, and veterans who would be affected by Department of Veterans Affairs benefit changes.
Why it matters
The rule determines which amendments members can offer and how much debate each bill receives, shaping the final form of legislation covering merchant coding rules, federal appropriations, and veterans benefits before it reaches a House vote. It does not decide the underlying policy outcomes itself.
What would change
Effective dates
- The entire resolution's procedural terms
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
Official CRS summary
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Legislative subjects
Congress; House of Representatives; Legislative rules and procedure
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-707