Sponsor
Charles Roy
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
The resolution speeds House consideration and makes floor scheduling more predictable by limiting debate and waiving points of order, but it does so at the cost of reduced scrutiny, fewer amendment opportunities, concentrated leadership control, and potential environmental and transparency risks.
House members can begin consideration of the listed measures immediately, speeding legislative action and reducing delays in moving bills to a vote.
Debate is limited to one hour for each measure, making floor schedules more predictable and increasing the efficiency of House business.
Members retain a single motion to recommit as a final procedural check, preserving at least one opportunity for amendment or delay by the minority.
Rank-and-file and minority members face reduced opportunities to scrutinize bills, raise procedural objections, or offer amendments due to waived points of order and shortened debate.
Control over the amendment and debate process is concentrated in majority leadership and the Rules Committee, sidelining other members and limiting minority influence on floor outcomes.
Fast-tracking consideration (notably for the geothermal/NEPA-related bill) risks advancing permitting and NEPA exemptions with limited scrutiny, potentially harming local environments and nearby communities.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Allows immediate House consideration of three measures by waiving points of order, deeming committee amendments adopted, limiting debate to one hour, ordering the previous question, and preserving one motion to recommit.
Directs immediate House floor consideration of three separate measures by waiving procedural objections, deeming committee amendments adopted, treating the measures as read, limiting debate to one hour (shared between majority and minority designees), ordering the previous question for final passage, and preserving a single motion to recommit. It sets specific debate managers and removes points of order to speed passage of each measure under the prescribed terms. Applies identical procedural mechanics to each measure: no intervening motions or points of order, substituted committee prints or substitutes are adopted, debate is time-limited and equally divided, and one motion to recommit is preserved.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 20, 2026 by Charles Roy · Last progress April 22, 2026