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Read. Follow. Verify.House Rules for Energy Funding and Public Land Management Votes
Last action · September 3, 2025: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sponsor: H. Griffith
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What This Bill Does
This resolution sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will debate and vote on the 2026 energy and water appropriations bill (H.R. 4553) and three separate resolutions aimed at overturning Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land use plans.
This document dictates the specific procedures, time limits, and amendment restrictions for upcoming votes that will determine federal funding for energy and water projects and the legal status of land management plans in Montana, North Dakota, and Alaska.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Bureau of Land Management
The agency's recent land management rules for Miles City, North Dakota, and Central Yukon are subject to congressional disapproval votes.
House Committee on Appropriations
The committee leadership controls the debate time and amendment process for the energy and water appropriations bill.
Key Facts
- H. Res. 672 establishes the rules for floor debate on H.R. 4553 (Energy and Water Appropriations for FY 2026).
- General debate on H.R. 4553 is limited to one hour, split equally between the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
- Amendments to H.R. 4553 are restricted to those printed in the Rules Committee report, specific en bloc amendments, or pro forma amendments.
- The chair and ranking member of the Appropriations Committee may each offer up to 10 pro forma amendments for debate purposes.
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- H. Res. 672 provides for the consideration of three joint resolutions (H.J. Res. 104, 105, and 106) to disapprove specific BLM land management rules.
- Each of the three BLM-related joint resolutions will receive one hour of debate, split equally between the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
- All points of order against the consideration of H.R. 4553 and the three joint resolutions are waived.
- House Resolution 668 and House Resolution 605 are adopted by this resolution.
- House Resolution 598 is laid on the table.
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Current status: signed.
Procedural history
9 actions- Sep 3, 2025HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 3, 2025HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 212 - 208, 1 Present (Roll no. 222). (text: CR H3771)
- Sep 3, 2025HouseFloorPassed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 212 - 208, 1 Present (Roll no. 222). (text: CR H3771-3772: 1)
- Sep 3, 2025HouseOn ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 209 (Roll no. 221).
- Sep 3, 2025HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 672.
- Sep 3, 2025HouseConsidered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H3771-3779)
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- Sep 3, 2025HousePlaced on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 42.
- Sep 3, 2025HouseThe resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4553 under a structured rule, and H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105, and H.J. Res. 106 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and a motion to recommit on each measure. The resolution further provides that H. Res. 668 and H. Res. 605 are adopted, and H. Res. 598 is laid on the table.
- Sep 3, 2025HouseThe House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-232, by Mr. Griffith.
Version history
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Total
420
- Yes
- 212
- No
- 208
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (420)
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Aggressive use of Congressional Review Act
The resolution bundles three separate joint resolutions to disapprove BLM rules, indicating a coordinated effort to use the Congressional Review Act to reverse executive agency land management decisions.
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- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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