Bill · H.Res. 184· House(119-HRES-184)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.
- Introduced
- 3/3/2025
- Last activity
- 3/3/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
- Sponsored by
- Frank Pallone
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
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 provides for the immediate consideration of H.R. 185, a bill to advance responsible policies, in the House of Representatives. It waives all points of order against the consideration of the bill and against provisions in the amended bill. An amendment in the nature of a substitute specified in section 3 of the resolution is considered as adopted, and the bill is considered as read. Debate on the bill is limited to one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their designees. Additionally, the resolution allows for one motion to recommit and makes clause 1(c) of rule XIX inapplicable to the consideration of H.R. 185.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+1
The resolution establishes specific procedural rules for how the House will debate and vote on the bill.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 1: The bill provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their designees, which ensures that both sides of the aisle have a balanced opportunity to discuss the legislation before a final vote.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 1: The resolution waives all points of order against the consideration of the bill and against provisions in the bill, which could be seen as negative because it bypasses standard procedural checks that normally allow members to object to rule violations.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+1
- 3/3/2025
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Rules.