Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Summary

Directs House floor procedure to immediately consider and fast-track several specific bills by waiving points of order, deeming committee substitutes adopted, limiting debate, and allowing a single motion to recommit. Also waives a two‑thirds timing requirement for considering Rules Committee reports on certain continuing appropriations measures through February 13, 2026. The resolution is procedural: it does not change policy directly but changes how and when the House can vote on three distinct bills (one on federal firearms law modernization, one altering permitting requirements for undersea fiber‑optic cable activity within national marine sanctuaries, and one reported by the Energy and Commerce Committee). Its main effect is to accelerate floor consideration and restrict dilatory procedures for those measures and to ease a timing rule for FY2026 continuing appropriations resolutions for a limited period.

• Directs immediate House consideration and expedited floor procedures for three specific bills by waiving procedural objections.
• Deems committee substitutes adopted and treats the bills as read to speed consideration.
• Limits debate on each targeted bill to one hour, typically divided equally between majority and minority designees.
• Allows a single motion to recommit for each fast-tracked bill, preserving a final procedural check by the minority.
• Waives the two‑thirds same‑day Rules Committee report requirement for continuing appropriations measures through Feb 13, 2026.
• Does not change substantive law directly; its primary effect is to alter the legislative process and calendar.
• Applies targeted procedural waivers that reduce opportunities for extended floor amendments and points of order.
• Affects three distinct policy areas indirectly by accelerating votes: firearms law modernization, undersea fiber‑optic cable permitting in marine sanctuaries, and an Energy and Commerce Committee measure.