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HRES 707HR 3015HR 1047HR 3633HR 5143HR 5125119th CongressIn Committee

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.

Introduced: Sep 15, 2025
Civil Rights & JusticeEnvironment & ClimateInfrastructure
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Standard Summary
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H. Res. 707 is a House Rules resolution that sets the procedural rules for rapidly considering a group of bills on the House floor. When adopted, it would authorize the House to consider several specific bills (and certain related changes) under expedited procedures. For the listed bills, it would adopt substitute amendments prepared by the Rules Committee, deem them read, waive typical points of order, and allow final passage after limited debate (about one hour split between the chair and ranking member of the relevant committee) with one motion to recommit. In addition, the resolution extends or adjusts floor rules for a few other energy, infrastructure, and digital-asset-related bills, and makes several date changes to other House resolutions. It also includes a provision related to the National Emergencies Act that would alter certain timing rules for a joint resolution terminating the national emergency in a defined window. In short, H. Res. 707 is a procedural tool designed to push a package of bills through the House quickly, with limited floor time and minimal debate, while also making minor housekeeping changes to related resolutions and emergency powers rules.

Key Points

  • 1Expedited consideration for a set of bills:
  • 2- H.R. 4922 (DC youth offender rules and related transparency requirements)
  • 3- H.R. 5143 (standards for DC law enforcement vehicular pursuits)
  • 4- H.R. 5140 (lowering the age to try a juvenile as an adult in DC to 14)
  • 5- H.R. 5125 (terminating the DC Judicial Nomination Commission)
  • 6Procedure for those bills:
  • 7- Waivers of points of order against consideration
  • 8- Adoption of substitute amendments based on specific Rules Committee Prints
  • 9- Bills read as amended; high-level debate limited to about one hour; one motion to recommit
  • 10Additional bills covered under the same rules package:
  • 11- H.R. 1047 (FERC interconnection queue reform for projects)
  • 12- H.R. 3015 (reestablishing the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy)
  • 13- H.R. 3062 (uniform process for international border-crossing facilities for oil, gas, and electricity)
  • 14Engrossment and textual changes for digital-commodities regulation:
  • 15- H.R. 3633 (regulation of digital commodities by SEC/CFTC)
  • 16- Incorporates H.R. 1919 (amendments to Federal Reserve Act about certain products and central bank digital currency) as new material at the end of H.R. 3633
  • 17- Title and cross-reference cleanups; technical corrections allowed
  • 18House-resolutions housekeeping:
  • 19- Dates updated for several prior House resolutions (to March 31, 2026)
  • 20National Emergencies Act provision:
  • 21- Section 11 would exempt certain actions from the emergency powers provisions (Sec. 202) for a defined period (Sept. 16, 2025 to March 31, 2026) concerning a joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared July 30, 2025
  • 22Sponsor/Bill status:
  • 23- Sponsor not specified; labeled as introduced. The resolution itself is a procedural vehicle, not a substantive policy bill.
  • 24Points of order: procedural objections that sometimes block or delay floor action; this rule waives those against the listed bills.
  • 25Amendment in the nature of a substitute: a package-wide rewrite of a bill, used on the floor instead of large line-by-line amendments.
  • 26"As amended" and "read": the bill is considered with the amendments applied and read aloud for the record.
  • 27Previous question: a motion that ends debate and moves to a vote; here it is set to apply to final passage with limited exceptions.
  • 28Recommit: a procedural option to send a bill back to committee for further consideration.

Impact Areas

Primary audience/affected group:- Members and staff of the U.S. House, particularly committees overseeing DC home rule, energy, finance, and digital assets; DC residents affected by youth-offender and law-enforcement policy changes.Policy domains affected:- District of Columbia criminal and juvenile justice policy: changes to youth offender status, juvenile-adult trial age, police pursuits, and the DC Judicial Nomination Commission.- Energy infrastructure and market regulation: reforms to interconnection queues (FERC), national coal advisory structures, and border-crossing facility processes for energy and oil/gas transmission.- Digital commodities and monetary policy: regulatory framework for digital commodities (SEC/CFTC) and potential Federal Reserve actions related to central bank digital currency and related products.- Emergency powers and statutory timing: adjustments to dates for House resolutions and limitations on certain emergency-power provisions during a defined window.Possible broader effects:- Legislative pace and floor activity: likely to accelerate passage of the listed bills, potentially reducing opportunities for thorough debate or amendment.- Administrative and legal clarity: substitution amendments and housekeeping changes may streamline certain bill texts but can also shift policy emphasis or clean up language in ways that affect implementation.- Political signaling: signals prioritization of a bundle of energy, infrastructure, DC policy changes, and digital-asset regulation by House leadership.
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