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.
House Resolution 489 is a procedural measure that sets the terms for considering four separate bills on the House floor. It provides that, once adopted, the House may consider: H.R. 884 (prohibiting non-citizens from voting in DC elections and repealing the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022), H.R. 2056 (requiring the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws), H.R. 2096 (restoring collective bargaining rights for the discipline of DC Metropolitan Police Department personnel and related issues), and S. 331 (amending the Controlled Substances Act to schedule fentanyl-related substances). The resolution does not itself enact policy; rather, it grants expedited, structured floor time for those bills. It includes substitute amendments recommended by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and sets that each bill will be read, with all points of order waived, and debated for one hour (divided between the chair and ranking member or their designees), plus one motion to recommit.
Key Points
- 1Establishes procedure to consider four distinct bills in the House (H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331) under a unified resolution.
- 2Adopts substitute amendments for each bill as recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 3Waives points of order against consideration and provisions of the bills as amended, streamlining floor action.
- 4Sets a limited debate time of one hour per bill, to be equally divided between the chair and ranking minority member (or their designees).
- 5Allows a motion to recommit each bill, providing a mechanism to send the bill back to committee with instructions before final passage.