Bill · H.Res. 489· House(119-HRES-489)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 6/9/2025
- Last activity
- 6/10/2025 — 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 provides instructions for the House of Representatives to consider several different bills. It addresses a bill regarding voting rights and the repeal of a local act in the District of Columbia. It also covers a bill requiring the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws. Additionally, it includes a bill related to the discipline and collective bargaining of law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia. Finally, it addresses a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act concerning fentanyl-related substances.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?+5
H.R. 2096 restores collective bargaining rights for law enforcement officers.
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill requires D.C. to comply with federal immigration laws and modifies local voting/policing laws.
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+5
S. 331 addresses the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances to aid in controlling the opioid crisis.
The opposite
Does this protect the right to vote?-5
H.R. 884 seeks to prohibit non-citizens from voting and repeals local resident voting rights in D.C.
Does this make casting a ballot easier in practice?-5
The bill restricts voting eligibility for non-citizens in the District of Columbia.
Would immigrants be better off under this?-5
The bill requires D.C. to comply with federal immigration laws, which may affect immigrant residents.
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 211–206
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.
06/10/2025 · Roll call 161 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Resolution”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Law Enforcement Accountability: H.R. 2096 aims to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (Sec. 3).
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Labor Rights: H.R. 2096 seeks to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining (Sec. 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Voting Restrictions: H.R. 884 proposes to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and repeals the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (H. Res. 489, preamble).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Union Protections+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+5Improves Voting Access-5Improves Voting Rights-5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers+5Good For Immigrants-5
- 6/10/2025
- 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: 211 - 206 (Roll no. 161). (text: CR H2581-2582)
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 211 - 206 (Roll no. 161). (text: CR H2581-2582)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2589)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 206 (Roll no. 160).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2587-2588)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 489, 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. 489.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2581-2587)
- 6/9/2025
- The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-151, by Mrs. Houchin.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 32.
- The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
- Bill introduced.
4 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-884: To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.
- 119-HR-2056: District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
- 119-HR-2096: Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
- 119-S-331: HALT Fentanyl Act