Consideration of Six Measures Including Modernizing Federal Firearms Laws and Undersea Cable Protection

Hr 2189 · H.R. 2189, H.R. 4242, H.R. 261, and 3 more

This rule currently governs H.R. 2189, H.R. 4242, H.R. 261, and 3 more.

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Overview

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Who Ran The Debate?

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Measures Governed

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H.R. 2189

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To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4242

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Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

H.R. 261

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Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

H.R. 3617

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Rule Instructions

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No.	Provision text
1	Closed rule for S. 1383.2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.3. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-19, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or their respective designees.6. Provides one motion to commit.7. Closed rule for H.R. 2189.8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.9. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-18 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.12. Provides one motion to recommit.13. Closed rule for H.R. 261.14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.15. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.16. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.18. Provides one motion to recommit.19. Closed rule for H.R. 3617.20. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.21. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.22. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.23. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.24. Provides one motion to recommit.25. Provides that the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of February 13, 2026, relating to a measure continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

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Provision text

Closed rule for S. 1383.2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.3. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-19, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or their respective designees.6. Provides one motion to commit.7. Closed rule for H.R. 2189.8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.9. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-18 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.12. Provides one motion to recommit.13. Closed rule for H.R. 261.14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.15. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.16. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.18. Provides one motion to recommit.19. Closed rule for H.R. 3617.20. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.21. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.22. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.23. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.24. Provides one motion to recommit.25. Provides that the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of February 13, 2026, relating to a measure continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

Rules Committee Vote

Recorded votes on the .

Member	Vote	Party bloc
Mrs. Fischbach	yea	Majority
Mr. Norman	no_vote	Majority

Amendment	Sponsor	Summary
1	Larson (CT)	Strikes Title 1 and Section 203.
2	Cloud (TX), Moore (AL), Biggs (AZ)	Prohibits the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency.
3	Thompson (CA), Dean (PA), Crockett (TX), Morrison (MN), Kelly (IL), McBath (GA), Sánchez (CA), Dingell (MI), Matsui (CA), Min (CA), Larson (CT), Mrvan (IN), Thanedar (MI), Stevens (MI), Davis (IL), Houlahan (PA), Jackson (IL), Lofgren (CA), Olszewski (MD)	Narrows the definition of "less than lethal devices" to devices used in the official capacity of local, state and tribal law enforcement.