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The resolution makes House consideration faster and more predictable—giving leaders control to move bills quickly—at the cost of limiting individual Members' amendment and debate rights, reducing procedural scrutiny, and concentrating decision-making authority.
All Members and the public: floor consideration across multiple measures will be faster and more predictable, reducing delays in moving bills to a vote and shortening the overall time for House action.
Members (majority and minority): debate is time-limited and often split equally, guaranteeing both parties predictable opportunities to present arguments during consideration of listed measures.
Committee leaders and managers: the Appropriations chair/ranking member can place pro forma amendments and the preserved single motion to recommit ensures leadership-level input and a final minority opportunity to propose changes.
Rank-and-file Members and their constituents: the resolution limits the ability to offer new or substitute amendments and restricts extended debate, reducing individual members' influence and opportunities to shape legislation.
The public and affected parties (including immigrants and state governments): waiving points of order and deeming substitutes adopted reduces procedural scrutiny and enforcement of rules, increasing the risk of errors, noncompliant changes, or poorly vetted text reaching the floor.
Taxpayers and subnational governments: consolidating leftover amendments en bloc can hide substantive spending or policy changes from public view and shorten deliberation on appropriations and other fiscal matters.
Based on analysis of 14 sections of legislative text.
Limits amendments and debate on a pending appropriations bill, authorizes en bloc and pro forma amendments, and expedites consideration of two immigration bills and a Los Angeles riots condemnation resolution.
Introduced June 23, 2025 by Austin Scott · Last progress June 24, 2025
Limits further amendments and debate on a pending appropriations bill by permitting only a set of printed amendments, en bloc amendments offered by the Appropriations Chair, and limited pro forma amendments for debate; it waives points of order and orders final passage procedures. It also grants expedited House floor consideration with time limits and one motion to recommit for two immigration-related bills and allows immediate consideration of a separate resolution condemning the June 2025 Los Angeles riots.