House bundles six bills under one rule, waiving debate safeguards
H.Res. 936 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. · Filed by Austin Scott (R-GA) · Introduced Dec 9, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This is a procedural resolution that sets the rules for House floor debate and amendment on six separate bills: water pollution reform (H.R. 3898), investment company rules (H.R. 3383), energy supply chain reporting (H.R. 3638), utility regulation standards (H.R. 3628), natural gas permitting coordination (H.R. 3668), and a veterans cemetery matter (S. 1071). The resolution waives points of order, limits amendments, and controls debate time—it does not itself enact policy, but rather determines HOW the House will consider these bills.
Why we flagged it
HRES 936 is a rule resolution that bundles six unrelated substantive bills under one procedural framework. It does not enact policy itself but rather controls how the House will debate and amend those bills. The bundling of water, finance, energy, utilities, natural gas, and veterans matters under one rule is procedurally unusual and reduces transparency.
What the text implies
- Waiving all points of order on H.R. 3898 (water pollution) prevents procedural challenges to provisions that may weaken Clean Water Act protections—citizens cannot raise constitutional or jurisdictional objections on the floor.
- H.R. 3383 (investment company rules) is substituted with Rules Committee Print 119–15, which is not provided in this text; the actual operative language is hidden from public view at the time of this resolution.
The full analysis lists 5 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
energy infrastructure companies; natural gas producers and pipeline operators; closed-end investment funds