House sets fast debate schedule for four bills with fewer safeguards.
H.Res. 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. · Filed by Chip Roy (R-TX) · Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This resolution lets the House debate and vote on four bills quickly. It limits debate to one hour per bill. It waives some standard rules that members can use to slow down votes. The four bills cover veterans, firearms, undersea cables, and energy resources.
Who it affects
This resolution itself does not make new law. It only sets the schedule for debating four other bills.
One thing to notice
The resolution waives rules that normally let members raise objections to the bills.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Feb 11, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 61”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 216 - 215 (Roll no. 62)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- waives — Gives up or skips a rule that would normally apply.
- debate — Discussion by members before a vote on a bill.
- resolution — A formal decision by Congress about how to do something.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,537 characters) on Apr 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-02.
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