Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
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This House resolution would set the procedural terms — debate time, amendment rules, and waiver of points of order — for floor consideration of six separate bills covering environmental review reform, hardrock mining, gray wolf protections, electric grid reliability, power plant retirements, and child trafficking.
What this bill would do
What it would do
This resolution is a procedural "rule" from the House Rules Committee that would govern how the full House debates and votes on six underlying bills. For each bill, it waives points of order against consideration, specifies one hour of general debate divided between the majority and minority, and limits the amendment process. For H.R. 4776 (NEPA reform), it allows only amendments printed in the Rules Committee report, offered in a specified order by designated members. For the remaining five bills, it closes off further amendments entirely, allowing only one motion to recommit before final passage.
The resolution does not itself change any law, appropriate any funds, or determine the substance of the six bills it brings to the floor. Its sole operative effect is to structure how and under what procedural constraints the House will consider each of those measures.
Key provisions
- 1Would allow the Speaker to bring H.R. 4776 (NEPA reform) to the floor under a structured rule permitting only Rules Committee-designated amendments, with one hour of general debate.
- 2Would bring H.R. 1366 (hardrock mining mill sites and Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund) to the floor under a closed rule with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
- 3Would bring H.R. 845 (gray wolf delisting) to the floor under a closed rule with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
- 4Would bring H.R. 3616 (FERC bulk-power system regulation review) to the floor under a closed rule with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
- 5Would bring H.R. 3632 (Federal Power Act amendments on generating facility retirements) to the floor under a closed rule with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
- 6Would bring H.R. 4371 (child trafficking enforcement under the William Wilberforce Act) to the floor under a closed rule with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
Who would be affected
Members of the House of Representatives who wish to debate or offer amendments to any of the six underlying bills. Majority and minority committee leaders on the Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Judiciary Committees would control the allotted debate time for their respective bills.
Why it matters
Rules resolutions like this one shape how much input minority members and rank-and-file legislators have on major legislation. By waiving points of order and restricting amendments on five of the six bills, the resolution limits opportunities for floor changes and speeds passage — a common but contested feature of structured rules.
What would change
Effective dates
- All six floor consideration provisions become available
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. 119-410