Sponsor
Virginia Ann Foxx
Representative · R-NC
Representative · R-NC
This rule trades faster, more certain floor action on multiple bills for reduced debate, fewer procedural safeguards, and less time for review—speeding outcomes but increasing risks of weaker scrutiny, concentrated decision-making, and localized economic or policy uncertainty.
Many Americans benefit from faster House action because the rule expedites floor consideration of multiple measures (including H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, and the D.C. policing repeal), shortening delays in congressional decision-making.
People living near the specified Alaska lands retain stronger near-term protections from new oil and gas leasing or development while Congress reviews the underlying rules, preserving current environmental reviews and land-use safeguards.
Quicker consideration of energy-related measures (e.g., H.R. 1949 on natural gas export/import rules and H.R. 3109 on petrochemical refinery reporting) speeds congressional oversight and could accelerate regulatory clarity for energy markets and infrastructure monitoring.
Many Americans are indirectly affected because the rule sharply limits members' ability to debate, raise procedural objections, or offer amendments, concentrating power with committee leaders and reducing minority input into major bills.
Speeding floor consideration and waiving points of order reduces time for Members, stakeholders, and the public to analyze legislation, increasing the risk of poorly vetted policy, unintended consequences, and post-enactment uncertainty.
Fast-tracking repeal of D.C.'s policing law and other urgent measures can create immediate policy uncertainty for D.C. residents, local agencies, and law enforcement if changes are enacted quickly without extended review.
Based on analysis of 14 sections of legislative text.
Sets special House floor rules to expedite consideration of several named measures and three CRA disapprovals, waiving points of order, limiting debate, and ordering immediate votes.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 131) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision"; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) denouncing the horrors of socialism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1949) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3109) to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5214) to require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Introduced November 17, 2025 by Virginia Ann Foxx · Last progress November 18, 2025
Directs special House floor procedures to speed consideration of several named measures and three Congressional Review Act disapprovals of Bureau of Land Management rules. It waives points of order, deems measures read, limits debate to set time periods, and orders immediate votes (with standard one-motion-to-recommit allowances where specified). Also includes a clerical direction to lay H. Res. 581 on the table when the House transmits H.R. 4405 to the Senate. The resolution changes how the House will process particular bills and resolutions but does not change underlying policy except by enabling faster floor votes.