Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This resolution governs House consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 4, the rescissions bill based on presidential special messages from June 3, 2025 under the Impoundment Control Act. Upon adoption, the House is considered to have taken H.R. 4 with the Senate amendment from the Speaker's table. It then permits House consideration of the relevant motion on the Senate amendment under the rule's terms. The effect is procedural, but it controls whether the House can act quickly on the Senate-amended rescissions package.
Who Benefits and How
House majority leadership benefits because the resolution creates a controlled path for acting on the Senate amendment. Supporters of H.R. 4 benefit because the rescissions package can move without starting over. The President benefits if the rescissions proposed in the June 3, 2025 special messages remain on a viable legislative track. Fiscal conservatives benefit from a procedural vehicle for budget authority cancellation. House floor managers benefit from clear instructions for handling the Senate amendment.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Members seeking points of order, delay, or amendments bear a burden because the rule controls the Senate-amendment process. Programs facing rescinded budget authority remain exposed to cancellation. Stakeholders relying on targeted funds face uncertainty or loss. House Clerk and floor staff must implement the Speaker's-table and amendment procedure.
Key Provisions
- Provides that the House is considered to take H.R. 4 with the Senate amendment from the Speaker's table.
- Authorizes House consideration of the Senate-amended rescissions bill.
- Connects the procedure to presidential special messages transmitted on June 3, 2025.
- Limits procedural options around the Senate amendment.
- Provides a route for final House action on the rescissions package.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Deems the House to take H.R. 4 with the Senate amendment from the Speaker's table and consider a motion to dispose of the Senate amendment to the rescissions bill.
Key Policy Areas
Government, Budget, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Deems the House to take H.R. 4 with the Senate amendment from the Speaker's table and consider a motion to dispose of the Senate amendment to the rescissions bill.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- House majority leadership
- Supporters of H.R. 4
- President of the United States
- Fiscal conservatives
- House floor managers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- House Members seeking amendments
- Programs facing rescinded budget authority
- Stakeholders relying on targeted funds
- House Clerk
- House floor staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
Passed HousePassed House (inferred from eh version)
Ms. Foxx, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following …
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget au…
On Ordering the Previous Question
Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget au…
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "speaker"
- → Speaker of the House
- "president"
- → President of the United States
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