Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Sponsor: Chip Roy (Republican-TX)February 11, 2026

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House would set debate rules for bills on veterans, firearms, internet cables, and energy resources.

This resolution would set the ground rules for how the House of Representatives debates and votes on four specific bills. These bills cover topics like veterans' access to services, modernizing firearms laws, rules for undersea internet cables, and securing critical energy supplies. It would also make it easier for the House to quickly consider temporary government funding bills for a short time.

What Would Change

Today, bills in the House are considered under standard rules that allow for various procedural challenges and specific debate structures. After this resolution, four specific bills (S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617) would be considered under expedited rules, waiving procedural objections and pre-adopting certain amendments. Additionally, for a short period until February 13, 2026, temporary government funding bills could be considered more quickly without needing a two-thirds vote for same-day action.

Key Provisions

Allows the House to consider S. 1383, a bill to establish a Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, under specific debate rules.
Allows the House to consider H.R. 2189, a bill to modernize federal firearms laws, under specific debate rules and with a pre-adopted amendment.
Allows the House to consider H.R. 261, a bill about undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries, under specific debate rules.
Allows the House to consider H.R. 3617, a bill to secure the supply of critical energy resources, under specific debate rules.
Waives the requirement for a two-thirds vote to quickly consider certain temporary government funding resolutions through February 13, 2026.