Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.
H. Res. 134 is a House resolution that designates the rules for considering H.R. 185, a separate bill described as “to advance responsible policies.” The resolution, introduced by Mr. McGovern, establishes expedited floor procedures: it requires immediate consideration of H.R. 185, waives many points of order that would normally block or modify consideration, and allows a substitute amendment to be adopted if submitted by the ranking minority member of the Rules Committee. If multiple substitute amendments are submitted, only the last one would be treated as adopted. The bill, as amended, is to be read and considered with limited debate (one hour) and one motion to recommit. The resolution also excludes certain procedural rules from applying to H.R. 185 and requires the Clerk to transmit a Senate message confirming passage within a week of passage. In short, this resolution sets a fast-track process to move H.R. 185 through the House, with specific rules about amendments, debate time, and Senate transmission.
Key Points
- 1Immediate consideration and expedited processing: The House shall proceed to consider H.R. 185 as soon as this resolution is adopted, with most points of order against consideration waived.
- 2Substitute amendment by the ranking minority member: An amendment in the nature of a substitute, submitted at least one day before consideration and printed for the record, shall be treated as adopted if unique (only the last such amendment counts if multiple are submitted).
- 3Bill as amended; limited debate and no undue obstacles: The bill, as amended, shall be considered read, and points of order against the amended provisions are waived. The debate is limited to one hour, with a single motion to recommit allowed.
- 4Specific procedural exceptions: Clause 1(c) of rule XIX and clause 8 of rule XX do not apply to the consideration of H.R. 185.
- 5Senate transmission requirement: The Clerk must transmit to the Senate a message that the House has passed H.R. 185 no later than one week after passage.