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The resolution speeds House consideration of an EPA disapproval and the FY2025 budget by tightly structuring debate and votes, trading faster action for reduced amendment opportunities, member scrutiny, and public deliberation.
Taxpayers, state governments, and federal employees see the FY2025 budget debate moved up and expedited so Congress can more quickly set budgetary levels for FY2026–FY2034.
All House Members can vote more quickly on H.J. Res. 35 and other measures because debate time is limited and votes are expedited, speeding congressional action.
Budget debate is structured with allocated time and named managers so committee leaders and designated members can present priorities and clarify legislative intent.
Taxpayers and the public may get less scrutiny and fewer opportunities to influence major budget decisions because the rules limit debate and restrict amendment opportunities on a major budget resolution.
Curtailing procedural safeguards concentrates control with committee leaders and reduces rank-and-file Members' influence over outcomes, weakening internal congressional checks.
Fast-tracking a disapproval resolution for the EPA rule could limit public debate and review of environmental regulations, potentially affecting communities and state governments that would be impacted by the rule.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Imposes special House floor procedures to speed and limit debate, amendments, and points-of-order for an EPA-rule disapproval and for consideration of the FY2025 budget concurrent resolution.
Directs special House floor procedures to consider two specific measures: a joint disapproval of an EPA rule on waste emissions charges for petroleum and natural gas systems, and the FY2025 congressional budget concurrent resolution (setting budgetary levels for FY2026–FY2034). For the EPA-related joint resolution it waives points of order, deems the measure read, limits debate to one hour equally divided between majority and minority managers, allows one motion to recommit, and orders the previous question to final passage. For the budget concurrent resolution it allows consideration in the Committee of the Whole, waives first reading and points of order, limits general debate to three hours with allocated managers, deems the Rules Committee–printed amendment adopted and the concurrent resolution read, requires the Committee to rise and report the amended resolution, orders the previous question to adoption for the resolution and most amendments, and prohibits a demand for division of the question. These provisions take effect upon adoption of the resolution and are primarily procedural rules governing how the House will debate and vote on those measures.
Introduced February 25, 2025 by Erin Houchin · Last progress February 25, 2025