Sponsor
Charles Roy
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
The resolutions speed House action and make floor scheduling more predictable, but they do so by narrowing debate, waiving procedural protections, and concentrating power in leadership—reducing member input, public scrutiny, and (for H.R. 5587) potentially limiting environmental review.
House members (and the legislative process): The resolutions allow immediate floor consideration of H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587, speeding legislative action and making it likelier measures move through the House more quickly.
House members and staff: Limiting debate to one hour on these measures increases floor efficiency and predictability of the House schedule, reducing delays.
Minority members: Each rule preserves a single motion to recommit as a final opportunity to offer an amendment or delay, retaining a basic procedural check for the minority.
Rank-and-file and minority House members: Waiving points of order and sharply limiting debate reduces opportunities to raise procedural objections, propose amendments, and fully scrutinize bills—weakening legislative oversight.
Members and the public: Deeming substitutes adopted and concentrating decision authority in majority leadership and the Rules Committee centralizes control over floor outcomes and sidelines other members' influence.
Communities, local governments, and the environment near proposed geothermal projects: Fast-tracking H.R. 5587 and limiting NEPA review risks reduced environmental scrutiny and possible harm to local ecosystems and livelihoods.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Sets closed/limited House floor rules to allow immediate consideration of three measures, waiving points of order, limiting debate to one hour each, and preserving one motion to recommit.
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
Directs immediate House floor consideration of three separate measures with waived points of order, limited debate, and constrained amendment processes. It makes H. Res. 1182 (support for rural communities) in order with one hour of debate; sets procedures for consideration of H.R. 1897 (Endangered Species Act amendment) with a substituted text, one hour of debate, and one motion to recommit; and makes H.R. 5587 (changes to geothermal permitting and NEPA exemptions) in order with the Natural Resources Committee substitute deemed adopted, one hour of debate, waived points of order, and one motion to recommit. All three are deemed read and final passage is ordered under the previous question rule with restricted debate and amendment opportunities.