Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

Summary

Directs the House to consider a bill that would restrict Department of Homeland Security funding to institutions of higher education with relationships with Confucius Institutes under a closed rule. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration and the bill's provisions, replaces the committee substitute with the Rules Committee print as the amendment in the nature of a substitute and deems it adopted, limits debate to one hour equally divided, and orders the previous question to final passage with one motion to recommit allowed.

• Directs the House to consider a bill that would restrict DHS funding for higher education institutions tied to Confucius Institutes.
• Establishes a closed rule that waives all points of order against consideration and provisions in the bill as amended.
• Replaces and deems adopted a Rules Committee print as the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
• Limits debate to one hour total, equally divided and controlled by designated Committee on Homeland Security members.
• Orders the previous question to final passage, allowing only one motion to recommit.
• Prevents floor amendments other than the adopted substitute and reduces procedural objections.
• The resolution sets procedure only; substantive policy effects depend on passage of the underlying bill.