Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
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This House rules resolution would set the procedural terms — debate time, permissible amendments, and waived points of order — for floor consideration of six separate bills covering water quality, investment rules, energy supply chains, electric grid reliability, natural gas permitting, and a veterans affairs matter.
What this bill would do
What it would do
This resolution would establish the specific floor procedures governing House debate on six underlying bills. For each bill, it waives points of order against consideration, limits general debate to one hour divided between committee chairs and ranking members, and restricts floor amendments to a pre-approved list printed in the accompanying Rules Committee report. For H.R. 3383 and S. 1071, the resolution pre-adopts Rules Committee substitute texts as the base for further amendment rather than the version reported by the relevant committee. It also permits the chairs of the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees to insert explanatory material regarding S. 1071 into the Congressional Record by December 12, 2025.
The resolution would not itself change any law — it only creates the procedural path for the House to debate and vote on the six underlying bills. A separate provision would authorize the Speaker to dispense with certain organizational and legislative business on any legislative day of the 119th Congress's second session before January 6, 2026.
Key provisions
- 1Would set debate and amendment rules for H.R. 3898, amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act on waters of the United States, with one hour of general debate and amendments limited to those in part A of the Rules Committee report.
- 2Would set floor rules for H.R. 3383 on closed-end investment companies, pre-adopting Rules Committee Print 119-15 as the base text and limiting further amendments to part B of the report.
- 3Would set debate and amendment rules for H.R. 3638 directing the Secretary of Energy to assess electricity generation and transmission supply chains, with amendments limited to part C of the Rules Committee report.
- 4Would set floor rules for H.R. 3628 amending the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 on reliable generation standards, permitting one hour of debate and one pre-approved amendment from part D of the report.
- 5Would set floor rules for H.R. 3668 on interagency coordination for Natural Gas Act section 3 authorizations, with one hour of debate and no pre-approved amendments beyond one motion to recommit.
- 6Would set floor rules for S. 1071 regarding disinterment of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, pre-adopting Rules Committee Print 119-16, with debate controlled by the Armed Services Committee.
- 7Would authorize the Speaker to dispense with organizational and legislative business on any legislative day of the 119th Congress's second session before January 6, 2026.
Who would be affected
House Members seeking to offer floor amendments to any of the six underlying bills, who are restricted to amendments pre-approved and listed in the Rules Committee report. Committee chairs and ranking members on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services would control floor debate time for their respective bills.
Why it matters
By pre-adopting specific committee substitute texts and limiting amendments to a pre-approved list, the resolution shapes which changes can be made to these six bills before final passage votes. Members not designated in the Rules Committee report would be unable to offer floor amendments, and all points of order against the bills and listed amendments are waived in advance.
What would change
Agencies directed to act
Effective dates
- Deadline for Armed Services and Intelligence chairs to insert Congressional Record material on S. 1071
- Speaker's authority to dispense with organizational and legislative business expires
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. 119-399