Modernize Federal Firearms Laws; Plus 4 Measures on Undersea Cable Protection, Critical Minerals, Voter Registration, &

S 1383 · H.R. 261, H.R. 2189, H.R. 3617, and 2 more

This rule currently governs H.R. 261, H.R. 2189, H.R. 3617, and 2 more.

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Measures Governed

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H.R. 261

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Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

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. 3617

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Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

H.R. 7296

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Rules Committee Vote

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

Amendment	Sponsor	Summary
2	Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)	Allows individuals to register to vote online.
3	Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)	Allows an expired passport to serve as proof of citizenship.
4	Crane (AZ)	Revised Amends the Help America Vote Act to prevent the federal government from purchasing, supplying, or furnishing foreign voting machines, software, or cloud-based products to assist states with vote tabulation for elections.
5	Mace (SC)	Revises the effective date of photo identification requirements to vote in Federal elections to apply to elections held on or after November 1, 2026, rather than 2027 or later.
6	Peters (CA)	Revised Prohibits federal funds from being used to support the militarization of polling places.
7	Steil (WI)	MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Clarifies definitions; Clarifies and adds exemptions; Changes effective date to upon enactment.
8	Dexter (OR)	Prevents the bill from taking effect within a state unless the state certifies that the implementation of the bill would not lead to disenfranchisement of eligible married women voters.
9	Morelle (NY), Sewell (AL), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX)	SUBSTITUTE Modernizes and secures voter registration systems and election infrastructure for eligible voters.
10	Morelle (NY), Sewell (AL), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX)	SUBSTITUTE Prohibits Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks.
11	Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Johnson (TX), Torres (CA)	Expands the list of options that a person can use to verify their identity, including a valid lease or mortgage document, a bank statement, a utility bill, a health insurance card, and a identification card issued by the Supplemental Nutrition program.
12	Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Johnson (TX), Torres (CA)	Ensures that election officials maintain a thorough process so that no voter is removed from the rolls without proper evidence and ensures that voters are notified no later than 48 hours from the time of their removal and are given an opportunity to contest their removal from the voter rolls.
13	Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX)	Protects election administrators' ability to sue if they are removed for partisan or political reasons.
14	Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)	Prohibits citizenship verification from occurring when updating voter registration. Citizenship proof shall only be required to be presented the first time a voter registers.
15	Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)	Establishes the right to an immediate hearing within 24 hours by a district court to review the denial of a right to vote.
16	Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)	Creates a private right to action and establishes criminal penalties if an election official were to deny a US Citizen who is otherwise eligible to vote the right to vote.
17	Torres (CA)	Creates an exemption to these unfunded mandates for states that provide more to the federal government in federal taxes than they receive back in federal dollars.
18	Torres (CA)	Strikes provision creating burdensome ID requirements for mail ballots.
19	Torres (CA)	Clarifies that obtaining any of the forms of acceptable proof of citizenship, as defined in this bill, shall come at no cost to a United States citizen by either waiving the cost for a passport or providing citizens with another form of identification that carries proof of citizenship.
20	Pettersen (CO)	Delays the enactment of this bill until election officials from every state and territory certify that this bill will not result in reduced voting access for eligible individuals.
1	Clyde (GA)	Excludes noncitizens from the population used for congressional apportionment, requires a revised apportionment prior to certain elections, and requires the inclusion of a citizenship question in all future decennial censuses.

Amendment

Sponsor

Summary

Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)

Allows individuals to register to vote online.

Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)

Allows an expired passport to serve as proof of citizenship.

Crane (AZ)

Revised Amends the Help America Vote Act to prevent the federal government from purchasing, supplying, or furnishing foreign voting machines, software, or cloud-based products to assist states with vote tabulation for elections.

Mace (SC)

Revises the effective date of photo identification requirements to vote in Federal elections to apply to elections held on or after November 1, 2026, rather than 2027 or later.

Peters (CA)

Revised Prohibits federal funds from being used to support the militarization of polling places.

Steil (WI)

MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Clarifies definitions; Clarifies and adds exemptions; Changes effective date to upon enactment.

Dexter (OR)

Prevents the bill from taking effect within a state unless the state certifies that the implementation of the bill would not lead to disenfranchisement of eligible married women voters.

Morelle (NY), Sewell (AL), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX)

SUBSTITUTE Modernizes and secures voter registration systems and election infrastructure for eligible voters.

Morelle (NY), Sewell (AL), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX)

SUBSTITUTE Prohibits Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks.

Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Johnson (TX), Torres (CA)

Expands the list of options that a person can use to verify their identity, including a valid lease or mortgage document, a bank statement, a utility bill, a health insurance card, and a identification card issued by the Supplemental Nutrition program.

Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Johnson (TX), Torres (CA)

Ensures that election officials maintain a thorough process so that no voter is removed from the rolls without proper evidence and ensures that voters are notified no later than 48 hours from the time of their removal and are given an opportunity to contest their removal from the voter rolls.

Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX)

Protects election administrators' ability to sue if they are removed for partisan or political reasons.

Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)

Prohibits citizenship verification from occurring when updating voter registration. Citizenship proof shall only be required to be presented the first time a voter registers.

Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)

Establishes the right to an immediate hearing within 24 hours by a district court to review the denial of a right to vote.

Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY)

Creates a private right to action and establishes criminal penalties if an election official were to deny a US Citizen who is otherwise eligible to vote the right to vote.

Torres (CA)

Creates an exemption to these unfunded mandates for states that provide more to the federal government in federal taxes than they receive back in federal dollars.

Torres (CA)

Strikes provision creating burdensome ID requirements for mail ballots.

Torres (CA)

Clarifies that obtaining any of the forms of acceptable proof of citizenship, as defined in this bill, shall come at no cost to a United States citizen by either waiving the cost for a passport or providing citizens with another form of identification that carries proof of citizenship.

Pettersen (CO)

Delays the enactment of this bill until election officials from every state and territory certify that this bill will not result in reduced voting access for eligible individuals.

Clyde (GA)

Excludes noncitizens from the population used for congressional apportionment, requires a revised apportionment prior to certain elections, and requires the inclusion of a citizenship question in all future decennial censuses.