Congress sets fast debate rules for four different bills.
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 bill sets the rules for how the House will debate four other bills. It limits how much time members can spend talking about each bill. It also waives some steps that normally slow down votes. The four bills cover veterans, firearms, undersea cables, and energy minerals.
Who it affects
The rule itself does not directly affect people. The four bills it covers would affect veterans, gun makers, cable companies, and energy suppliers.
One thing to notice
Four bills on very different topics are bundled together under one rule. Members must vote on all four as a package rather than each one separately.
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 and argument about a bill before voting on it.
- energy — Power used to run machines, heat homes, and light buildings.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Apr 3, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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