House Rules for Debating Health and Environment Bills
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This is a scheduling step that sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will talk about and vote on four different bills. It decides how much time lawmakers get to debate and what changes they can suggest before a final vote.
- The bills being scheduled cover several big topics. One bill tries to make health insurance more affordable, and another aims to speed up the environmental review process for construction projects by making the rules clearer and more efficient.
- Two of the bills deal with medical care for children. One would stop federal Medicaid money from paying for gender transition treatments for minors. The other would create new federal rules and penalties regarding specific surgeries and medical treatments for young people.
- This resolution also includes a specific technical change to the environmental bill. It ensures that the new rules won't interfere with certain actions or corrections that government agencies have already started working on.
- Passing this resolution does not change any laws yet. It just moves these bills to the next stage of the process so the House can officially vote on whether to pass them or not.
Milestones
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 209 (Roll no. 344). (text: CR H5947)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 209 (Roll no. 344).
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 203 (Roll no. 343).
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 953.
Vote Results
2 votesOn Ordering the Previous Question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
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