Changes how Congress debates certain bills and pauses national emergency timelines
This resolution would set the rules for how the House of Representatives considers three specific bills related to firearms, undersea cables, and energy resources. It would also pause certain deadlines for Congress. This pause affects joint resolutions that aim to end national emergencies declared by the President in 2025. This means these bills would move forward with specific debate rules and pre-approved changes. Congress would also have more time to review certain national emergency declarations.
Today, bills considered in the House typically face procedural challenges (points of order), and amendments are debated and voted on individually. This resolution would waive these challenges and automatically adopt specific amendments for H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, streamlining their consideration. Also, the counting of calendar days for Congress to act on joint resolutions ending certain national emergencies would be paused from February 10, 2026, through July 31, 2026, which is different from the usual consecutive counting.
HRES 1042 · 119th Congress · February 9, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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