Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to request the Senate to return to the House the bill (H.R. 3426) entitled "To amend title 40, United States Code, to limit the construction of new courthouses under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.".
H.Res. 747 is a House of Representatives resolution dated September 19, 2025. It directs the Clerk of the House to request the Senate to return to the House the bill H.R. 3426, which is titled “To amend title 40, United States Code, to limit the construction of new courthouses under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.” In short, this resolution is a procedural move: it does not itself change policy, but it preserves a path for H.R. 3426 to move forward by asking the Senate to return the bill to the House, where further action (such as amendments or negotiation) could take place. The resolution indicates the underlying bill would limit federal courthouse construction under specified conditions, but the exact provisions are contained in H.R. 3426, not in this resolution.
Key Points
- 1This is a procedural House resolution, not substantive legislation.
- 2It instructs the Clerk of the House to request the Senate return of H.R. 3426.
- 3H.R. 3426 would, according to its title, amend Title 40 of the U.S. Code to limit the construction of new federal courthouses under certain circumstances (details would be in the bill text itself).
- 4The status shown (Engrossed in House) indicates the resolution has completed its passage in the House chamber as of the date shown and is being sent to the Senate.
- 5The resolution does not enact policy; any policy changes depend on how the Senate responds to the return of H.R. 3426 (e.g., amendments, passage, or rejection).