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.
- H.R. 3668 (natural gas permitting) is bundled with energy and utility bills, suggesting a coordinated deregulatory package that may accelerate fossil fuel infrastructure without separate scrutiny.
- S. 1071 (veterans cemetery disinterment) is substituted with Rules Committee Print 119–16, also not provided; the actual amendment is opaque.
- Limiting amendments to those 'printed in the report' and 'designated' members only prevents ad hoc amendments and reduces floor debate flexibility, concentrating power in the Rules Committee.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
As a procedural resolution, HRES 936 itself creates no direct policy benefit or cost. However, it restricts the amendment process and waives points of order on bills with significant civic implications (water pollution, energy, utilities, natural gas). The waiver of points of order and limitation of amendments reduces legislative transparency and minority input, which is a democratic cost. The underlying bills' merits cannot be judged from this resolution alone.
Who stands to gain
- energy infrastructure companies
- natural gas producers and pipeline operators
- closed-end investment funds
- utilities subject to PURPA reform
Named in the bill
House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Committee on Financial Services, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committee on Armed Services, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Investment Company Act of 1940, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, Natural Gas Act — and 1 more
Where it stands
- Dec 9, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 49”
- Dec 10, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 211 (Roll no. 318). (text: CR H5124-5125)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Dec 2025 to Dec 2025. Those filings disclosed $450,426 in lobbying spend. A filing names 39 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Austin Scott, the sponsor, reported $752,500 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- American Fed of Government Employees AFL-CIO — $450,426 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jan 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (13,056 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 16,222 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.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Dec 2025. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jan 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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