Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

This measure sets the rules for the House to debate and vote on four separate bills. It does not change any laws by itself. Instead, it clears the way for the House to consider bills that would: stop noncitizens from voting in local elections in Washington, DC and undo a DC law that allowed it; require DC to follow federal immigration laws; let DC police unions bargain over discipline rules again and bring back a time limit for filing discipline cases; and change how fentanyl-like drugs are listed under federal drug law .

What this means for everyday people right now: nothing changes yet. These ideas still need to pass on their own to become law. This measure simply schedules how the House will debate and vote on them .

• Key points (if the separate bills pass later):
  • Noncitizen voting in DC local elections would end, and the earlier DC law allowing it would be repealed .
  • DC would be required to follow federal immigration rules more strictly .
  • DC police discipline rules could be negotiated in union talks again, and a deadline for bringing discipline cases would return .
  • Fentanyl-related substances would be handled differently under federal drug scheduling, aiming to address the fentanyl crisis .