Congress sets debate rules for six major bills.
H.Res. 1438 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. · Filed by Virginia Foxx (R-NC) · Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This resolution tells the House how to debate six bills. The bills cover defense spending, Social Security, the federal budget, stock trading, banking, and government funding. The resolution limits which changes members can propose. It also allows a Senate bill called S. 1383 to be added to the defense bill without a separate floor vote.
Who it affects
The resolution affects how Congress debates bills. Defense workers, Social Security recipients, banks, and the public are impacted. Citizens see less debate on major bills.
One thing to notice
The text says S. 1383 will be added to the defense bill during engrossment. The resolution does not say what S. 1383 contains. Members can only propose changes printed ahead of time by the Rules Committee.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 20, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 86”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 211 (Roll no. 254)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- engrossment — The final step of preparing a bill for the President, when the official text is written.
- Rules Committee — The House committee that decides how bills will be debated and what changes are allowed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 21, 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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