H. Res. 953

This rule currently governs H.R. 3492, H.R. 6703, H.R. 498, and 1 more.

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Overview

Floor outcome, , and debate structure.

Floor adoption

213-209

Floor vote date

Dec 17, 2025

h318-1-119

6-4

204-203

one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the respective chairs and ranking minority members of the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, or their respective designees.

Committee motion

Not available

Who Ran The Debate?

Measures Governed

The bills and resolutions linked to this special rule entry.

H.R. 3492

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Protect Children’s Innocence Act

H.R. 6703

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Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

H.R. 498

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Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

Rule Instructions

Numbered parsed from the source rule text.

No.	Provision text
2	Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3	Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
4	Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
5	Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the respective chairs and ranking minority members of the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, or their respective designees.

Rules Committee Vote

Recorded votes on the .

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

Amendment	Sponsor	Summary
1	Grothman (WI)	Strikes "eighteen years" and inserts "21 years" as the definition of a minor for the purposes of this bill.
2	Roy (TX)	Limits federal criminal liability under H.R. 3492 to four specific circumstances by defining when prohibited conduct falls within federal jurisdiction. Replaces existing subsections with a new jurisdictional test covering federal property, federal actors, federally funded entities, or transportation of a minor across state lines for these procedures.
3	Dexter (OR)	Prevents the bill from taking effect until it is certified that implementation of the bill will not result in doctors being jailed for providing evidence-based medical care to their patients.
4	Dexter (OR)	Prevents the bill from taking effect until it is certified that implementation of the bill will not result in parents being jailed for helping their child access or administer medication prescribed by their doctor.
5	Moskowitz (FL), Wasserman Schultz (FL)	Revised Makes it a federal crime for parents or legal guardians to fail to securely store a firearm if their minor child accesses the weapon and uses it to kill someone. Includes exemptions.