Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

This resolution is a procedural "rule" that governs how the House of Representatives would conduct floor debate on two separate bills. For H.R. 3838 — the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act — it would allow the Speaker to bring the bill to the floor, limit general debate to one hour equally divided between the chair and ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, substitute the text of Rules Committee Print 119-8 as the base text, and restrict further amendments to those pre-printed in the Rules Committee report. For H.R. 3486 — a bill to increase penalties for illegal reentry under the Immigration and Nationality Act — it would allow immediate floor consideration, adopt the Judiciary Committee's substitute amendment as modified, and limit debate to one hour with one motion to recommit permitted.

The resolution does not itself enact any defense policy, immigration penalty, or funding. It solely governs the parliamentary process — debate time, permitted amendments, waived procedural objections — under which the two underlying bills would be considered and voted upon.

House Members who would participate in floor debate on the NDAA or the immigration penalties bill. Practically, it affects how much debate time opponents and supporters receive, which amendments can be offered, and whether procedural objections (points of order) can block consideration of either bill.

Without adoption of a rule like this, neither H.R. 3838 nor H.R. 3486 could come to the House floor under controlled conditions. The resolution determines which amendments are permitted and waives points of order that might otherwise derail consideration, shaping the legislative path for both a major defense bill and an immigration enforcement measure.