HRES 953 · 119th Congress

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to 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.

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Last action 2025-12-17

Sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R) — VA

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This House procedural resolution would set the floor debate rules for considering four substantive bills: one on affordable health insurance access, two on restricting gender-related medical procedures for minors, and one on streamlining environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act.

What this bill would do

What it would do

This resolution is a House "rule" — a procedural measure that governs how four separate substantive bills would be brought to the House floor for a vote. For each of the four bills, it waives points of order against the legislation and its provisions, specifies one hour of debate time divided between majority and minority members, and allows one motion to recommit. The bills covered are H.R. 6703 (affordable health insurance), H.R. 498 (prohibiting federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors), H.R. 3492 (expanding federal prohibitions on genital mutilation and chemical castration of minors), and H.R. 4776 (NEPA environmental review reform).

For H.R. 3492, the resolution also automatically adopts the Judiciary Committee's substitute amendment and makes a further Rules Committee amendment in order. For H.R. 4776, it self-executingly adopts a specific amendment providing that the NEPA reform bill would not apply to any agency action for which a federal agency has already filed a voluntary remand or otherwise initiated corrective action since January 20, 2025.

Key provisions

  1. 1Would allow H.R. 6703 (affordable health insurance) to be considered with all points of order waived, one hour of debate, and one motion to recommit.
  2. 2Would allow H.R. 498 (prohibiting federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors) to be considered with all points of order waived, one hour of debate, and one motion to recommit.Sec. 2
  3. 3Would allow H.R. 3492 (federal prohibitions on genital mutilation and chemical castration of minors) to be considered with the Judiciary Committee substitute automatically adopted, one hour of debate, a further Rules Committee amendment in order, and one motion to recommit.Sec. 3
  4. 4Would self-executingly adopt a specific amendment to H.R. 4776 exempting agency actions already subject to voluntary remand or corrective steps since January 20, 2025 from the bill's NEPA changes.Sec. 4–5

Who would be affected

House members debating and voting on the four underlying bills are directly affected by these procedural terms. The waiver of points of order and the limits on amendments shape the options available to both majority and minority members during floor consideration. The substantive bills' affected populations — health insurance consumers, Medicaid recipients, minors subject to gender-related procedures, and federal agencies conducting environmental reviews — are indirectly affected depending on outcomes.

Why it matters

As a procedural rule, this resolution controls how much debate time members get, whether procedural objections can block the bills, and what amendments may be offered. The self-executing adoption of a NEPA amendment in Sec. 4–5 is particularly notable: it means that specific amendment becomes part of H.R. 4776 automatically upon adoption of this resolution, without a separate vote on the amendment itself.

What would change

Effective dates

  • All provisions of this resolution take effectUpon enactment

How implementation would work

Upon adoption by the House, this resolution takes effect immediately and self-executes: the points of order waivers, debate allocations, and the H.R. 4776 amendment all apply automatically. No agency rulemaking or external implementation is required. The resolution is enforced through standard House floor procedure — the Speaker and presiding officers apply its terms during consideration of each of the four bills.

Legislative status & sources

Latest action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2025-12-17

Official CRS summary

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This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to 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.

From the Congressional Research Service.

Legislative subjects

Congress; House of Representatives; Legislative rules and procedure

Committee report

H. Rept. 119-411

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HRES 953: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to 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. | Legislation Reporter