Bill · H.Res. 530· House(119-HRES-530)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 275) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 875) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 516) condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.
- Introduced
- 6/23/2025
- Last activity
- 6/24/2025 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sponsored by
- Austin Scott
- 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 for the consideration of several different legislative items in the House. It includes a bill for military construction and Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations for fiscal year 2026. It also addresses a bill requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to report monthly on special interest aliens attempting unlawful entry. Additionally, it covers a bill to make certain aliens inadmissible or deportable due to driving while intoxicated or impaired offenses. Finally, it provides for the consideration of a resolution condemning the June 2025 riots in Los Angeles.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?+5
Appropriations include funding for military construction.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires monthly reporting on special interest aliens.
Does this help veterans get medical care?+5
The bill provides appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The opposite
Would immigrants be better off under this?-5
The bill introduces deportability for certain offenses.
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?-5
The bill makes certain aliens inadmissible or deportable due to intoxicated driving offenses.
Would people in cities be better off under this?-2
The bill addresses a resolution condemning riots in Los Angeles.
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 217–206
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.
06/24/2025 · Roll call 177 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Resolution”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Appropriations for Military and Veterans: H.R. 3944 provides funding for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
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Increased Transparency on Immigration: H.R. 275 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish monthly data regarding the number of special interest aliens attempting to unlawfully enter the United States.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Immigration Consequences for Offenses: H.R. 875 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens who have committed or been convicted of driving while intoxicated or impaired offenses inadmissible and deportable.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+5Good For Immigrants-5Good For Urban Residents-2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+5Improves Pathway To Citizenship-5
- 6/24/2025
- 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: 217 - 206 (Roll no. 177). (text: CR H2900-2901)
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 206 (Roll no. 177). (text: CR H2900-2901)
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 208 (Roll no. 176). (consideration: CR H2907-2908)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2907-2908)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 530, 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. 530.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2900-2905)
- 6/23/2025
- The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-167, by Mr. Scott, Austin.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 34.
- The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3944 under a structured rule and H.R. 275, H.R. 875, and H.Res. 516 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3944, H.R. 275, and H.R. 875.
- 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-275: Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025
- 119-HR-875: Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025
- 119-HR-3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-HRES-516: Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.