Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This special rule packages seven bills involving District of Columbia criminal justice and energy infrastructure. This is a special House rule, not final enactment of the underlying policies. Its effect is to decide how the House may consider the named measures: it waives points of order, treats measures as read, sets debate time, identifies adopted committee or Rules Committee text, and preserves only the motions listed in the rule. The measures covered are H.R. 4922 on D.C. youth-offender status, juvenile-crime statistics, and D.C. Council sentencing limits; H.R. 5143 on D.C. police vehicular pursuits; H.R. 5140 lowering the age for adult trial of certain D.C. minors to 14; H.R. 5125 terminating the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission; H.R. 1047 reforming FERC interconnection queue priority; H.R. 3015 reestablishing the National Coal Council; and H.R. 3062 modernizing international border-crossing oil, gas, and electricity facility authorization. That procedural design matters because it can move controversial disapproval resolutions or policy bills to a final vote while limiting the ability to raise procedural objections or offer amendments.
Who Benefits and How
Supporters of tougher D.C. criminal procedure, law enforcement officers seeking pursuit standards, energy project developers, coal industry advisers, and sponsors of the covered bills benefit from protected floor consideration. House majority leadership benefits because the rule converts the covered measures into a controlled floor package. The House Rules Committee benefits because its report and special-rule language define the operative text and amendment process. Committee chairs benefit when they control debate time for their committee's measures. Supporters of the underlying resolutions or bills benefit because the waiver and previous-question language reduce procedural friction.
Who Bears the Burden and How
D.C. Council authority, D.C. minors charged with serious offenses, judicial-nomination stakeholders, Members seeking open amendments, and opponents of energy infrastructure permitting changes bear procedural or policy burdens. House Members seeking amendments bear a burden because amendments are barred or limited to the Rules Committee report. House minority leadership bears a burden because debate time is capped and the previous question prevents intervening motions except those named in the rule. Opponents of the covered measures lose some procedural tools because points of order against consideration and against provisions are waived. The House Clerk and floor staff must implement the timing, reading, amendment, and message instructions.
Key Provisions
- Provides consideration of the D.C. crime and judicial-structure bills listed in the rule.
- Provides consideration of H.R. 1047 on FERC interconnection queue prioritization.
- Provides consideration of H.R. 3015 reestablishing the National Coal Council.
- Provides consideration of H.R. 3062 on international energy border-crossing facilities.
- Waives points of order and limits debate and amendments under the Rules Committee structure.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Sets House floor procedures for District of Columbia crime bills and energy infrastructure bills, including youth-offender age limits, juvenile-crime reporting, D.C. sentencing limits, police vehicular pursuits, adult trial age, D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission termination, FERC interconnection reforms, National Coal Council reestablishment, and border-crossing energy facility authorization.
Key Policy Areas
Government, Criminal Justice, Energy
Primary Purpose
Sets House floor procedures for District of Columbia crime bills and energy infrastructure bills, including youth-offender age limits, juvenile-crime reporting, D.C. sentencing limits, police vehicular pursuits, adult trial age, D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission termination, FERC interconnection reforms, National Coal Council reestablishment, and border-crossing energy facility authorization.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- House majority leadership
- Supporters of D.C. crime bills
- Law enforcement officers
- Energy project developers
- Coal industry advisers
- Supporters of H.R. 3062
Identified Costs
- House Members seeking floor amendments
- D.C. Council
- D.C. minors charged with serious offenses
- D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission stakeholders
- Opponents of energy permitting changes
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HousePursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1131, H.Res. 707 is …
Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 722, H.Res. 707 is …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: …
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed …
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas …
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4329)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate …
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4321)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Coal industry advisers, Energy project developers, House Clerk
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R…
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R…
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "ferc"
- → Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- "rules_committee"
- → House Committee on Rules
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