Sponsor
Erin Houchin
Representative · R-IN
Representative · R-IN
The resolution speeds House action on an EPA disapproval and the FY2025 budget—improving efficiency and giving leaders a structured path forward—while narrowing opportunities for member amendments, extended debate, and public scrutiny.
Taxpayers, state governments, and federal employees will get faster, more structured consideration of budget priorities because the House expedites FY2025 budget debate and allocates specific time and named managers to set FY2026–FY2034 budgetary levels.
Federal employees (and the House collectively) can force a quicker Congressional decision on H.J. Res. 35 because the resolution is scheduled for prompt floor consideration with debate limited to one hour.
House members retain a key procedural safeguard because the rule preserves one motion to recommit, keeping a final opportunity to amend or delay legislation.
Members of the House and the public may face reduced scrutiny and fewer opportunities to amend legislation because the resolution waives points of order, treats measures as read, and limits motions and amendment votes, centralizing control with committee leaders.
Communities, taxpayers, and state governments could see diminished public input on an EPA rule because fast-tracking a disapproval resolution and shortening debate limits broader public and stakeholder consideration.
Rank-and-file Members and the House minority lose procedural tools because the rule prevents division of the question and other motions that allow separating or modifying provisions.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Establishes expedited House floor procedures to consider a CRA disapproval of an EPA rule and to consider the FY2025 concurrent budget resolution.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Introduced February 25, 2025 by Erin Houchin · Last progress February 25, 2025
Sets special House floor procedures to allow quick consideration and final action on two measures: a Congressional Review Act disapproval of an EPA rule on waste emissions charges for petroleum and natural gas systems, and the Fiscal Year 2025 concurrent budget resolution with budgetary levels through FY2026–FY2034. The resolution waives points of order, limits debate time, prescribes managers/designees for debate, allows one motion to recommit for the joint resolution, and orders the previous question for final disposition.