Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) 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 ''Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) 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 ''North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) 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 ''Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan''; and for other purposes.
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This resolution would set the ground rules for House debate on the fiscal year 2026 energy and water appropriations bill and three resolutions disapproving Bureau of Land Management resource management plans in Montana, North Dakota, and Alaska.
It is a procedural 'rule' that governs which amendments may be offered and how much debate time is allowed, rather than a substantive policy change itself.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The resolution would allow the House to take up H.R. 4553, the fiscal year 2026 energy and water development appropriations bill, under a structured process: one hour of general debate, consideration only of amendments pre-approved by the Rules Committee (plus limited en bloc and pro forma amendments), and a single motion to recommit before final passage. It waives various procedural points of order that could otherwise block or delay consideration.
The resolution would also make it in order for the House to consider three joint resolutions disapproving Bureau of Land Management resource management plans covering the Miles City Field Office in Montana, a North Dakota field office, and the Central Yukon area in Alaska, each under one hour of debate and waived points of order. It separately adopts two earlier House resolutions and tables a third.
Key provisions
- 1Would allow the House to resolve into Committee of the Whole to consider H.R. 4553 with one hour of general debate and waived points of order
- 2Would limit amendments to H.R. 4553 to those pre-printed in the Rules Committee report, en bloc amendments, and pro forma amendments
- 3Would allow the Appropriations Committee chair to offer pre-approved amendments en bloc with 20 minutes of debate
- 4Would set final passage procedure for H.R. 4553 with only one motion to recommit allowed
- 5Would make it in order to consider H.J. Res. 104, 105, and 106 disapproving three BLM resource management plans, each with one hour of debate
- 6Would adopt House Resolution 668 and House Resolution 605, and lay House Resolution 598 on the table
Who would be affected
Members of the House of Representatives, who would operate under these debate and amendment limits; the House Appropriations Committee and Natural Resources Committee leadership, who control debate time; and indirectly, federal land users and agencies affected by the Bureau of Land Management plans up for disapproval votes.
Why it matters
By waiving points of order and limiting amendments, the resolution determines how much latitude members have to alter the appropriations bill and how quickly the chamber can vote on rescinding the three BLM land-use plans, shaping the outcome of votes that could affect federal energy funding and land management in Montana, North Dakota, and Alaska.
What would change
Agencies directed to act
Effective dates
- The procedures set by this resolution
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. 119-232