Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2483) to reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2931) to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate certain offices of the Small Business Administration in sanctuary jurisdictions, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2966) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to require an applicant for certain loans of the Administration to provide certain citizenship status documentation, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2987) to amend the Small Business Act to require a limit on the number of small business lending companies, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 458 is a procedural House Rules resolution that sets the terms for considering four separate bills on the House floor: H.R. 2483 (reauthorizing opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery programs); H.R. 2931 (relocating SBA offices in sanctuary jurisdictions); H.R. 2966 (requiring citizenship-status documentation for certain SBA loans); and H.R. 2987 (limiting the number of small business lending companies under the Small Business Act). The resolution authorizes the Speaker to bring these bills to the floor in the Committee of the Whole with specific substitute amendments and tight time limits, waives typical points of order against consideration, and constrains subsequent amendments and debate. In short, it expedites and standardizes the floor process for these four bills rather than changing their substantive policy content.
Key Points
- 1H.R. 2483: The resolution provides for consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute based on Rules Committee Print 119-4, considers the bill as amended, and places time limits and rules for further amendments. It consolidates debate and sets the “five-minute rule” for additional amendments if any, after adoption of the substitute.
- 2H.R. 2931: The resolution allows consideration of this bill on the floor with one hour of debate (split between the chair and ranking member or their designees) and one motion to recommit, following the same substitute-approval and reading rules as the others.
- 3H.R. 2966: Similar process as H.R. 2931—one hour of debate, adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute, and a final passage with limited amendment opportunities.
- 4H.R. 2987: Also undergoes expedited consideration with an adopted substitute, one hour of debate, and one motion to recommit, under the same procedural framework.
- 5Procedural framework across all four bills: Points of order against consideration are waived; the previous question is considered ordered to final passage on each bill (without intervening motions) subject to the listed debate and amendment limits; amendments must follow the printed order and are generally not subject to division of the question or further amendments beyond those printed.