Bill · H.Res. 1131· House(119-HRES-1131)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1128) expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5103) to establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7084) to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 3/24/2026
- Last activity
- 3/25/2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sponsored by
- Erin Houchin
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- Adopted by the House
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution establishes the rules for considering several different pieces of legislation in the House of Representatives. It provides for the consideration of an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Additionally, it allows for the consideration of a resolution expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security. The resolution also covers a bill to beautify the District of Columbia and establish a specific commission. Finally, it includes provisions for a bill regarding vessel operations in United States navigable waters and amendments to a previous House Resolution.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would people in cities be better off under this?+3
The bill includes consideration of a program to beautify the District of Columbia.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+1
The resolution allows for the consideration of appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security.
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?+1
The bill includes consideration of H.R. 7084 regarding vessel operations in United States navigable waters.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to adopt the resolutionPassed 214–210
A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision.
03/25/2026 · Roll call 99 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Resolution”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Beautification of the District of Columbia: According to Sec. 3, the bill allows for the consideration of H.R. 5103, which aims to establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents+3
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+1
- 3/25/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 210 (Roll no. 99).
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 210 (Roll no. 99). (text: CR H2688)
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 210 (Roll no. 98).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2696-2697)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1131, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1131.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2688-2696)
- 3/24/2026
- The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-570, by Mrs. Houchin.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 68.
- The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- Bill introduced.
5 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-HR-5103: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
- 119-HR-7084: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
- 119-HR-8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
- 119-HRES-707: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
- 119-HRES-1128: Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.