HRES916-119

Passed House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Dec 2, 2025

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 2, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Dec 2, 2025

Dec 1, 2025

Mr. Griffith, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following …

House Roll #309

On Agreeing to the Resolution

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4312) SCORE Act; (H.R. 1005) CLASS Act; (H.R. 1049) …

Passed
210 Yea 209 Nay 13 Not Voting
Dec 2, 2025
House Roll #308

On Ordering the Previous Question

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4312) SCORE Act; (H.R. 1005) CLASS Act; (H.R. 1049) …

Passed
210 Yea 205 Nay 17 Not Voting
Dec 2, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

H.Res.916 is a House Rules Committee resolution that sets the procedural rules for floor debate on six separate bills. It establishes how much time will be allocated for debate, which amendments are allowed, and how votes will proceed. The resolution packages together bills on student athlete name/image/likeness rights, Chinese government influence in K-12 schools, and small business regulatory relief.

Who Benefits and How

Small business owners would benefit if the underlying bills pass, as H.R. 2965 aims to eliminate net new regulatory costs and H.R. 4305 creates a hotline to report burdensome rules. Student athletes would gain from H.R. 4312's protections for their name, image, and likeness rights. Parents seeking transparency about foreign influence in their children's schools would benefit from disclosure requirements in H.R. 1049.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Elementary and secondary schools that currently have funding relationships with the Chinese government would face restrictions under H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, and H.R. 1069. Federal regulatory agencies would face new constraints on issuing rules affecting small businesses. The SBA Office of Advocacy would take on new responsibilities to operate the Red Tape Hotline.

Key Provisions

  • Waives points of order against all six bills, streamlining floor consideration
  • Limits debate on each bill to one hour, divided between majority and minority
  • Allows only one motion to recommit per bill, restricting amendment opportunities
  • Adopts committee-recommended amendments automatically for each bill
  • Covers diverse policy areas: collegiate athletics, education policy toward China, and small business regulation
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Dec 28, 2025 06:51

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

A House procedural resolution that establishes the rules for floor consideration of six bills: H.R. 4312 (student athlete NIL rights), H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069 (three bills addressing Chinese government influence in K-12 schools), H.R. 2965 (small business regulatory budget), and H.R. 4305 (Red Tape Hotline for small businesses).

Policy Domains

Congressional Procedure Education Small Business Foreign Policy Athletics

Legislative Strategy

"Package multiple deregulation and foreign influence bills into a single procedural rule to streamline floor consideration and limit amendments"

Likely Beneficiaries

  • Small business owners (would benefit from regulatory relief through underlying bills H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305)
  • Student athletes (would benefit from NIL rights protections in H.R. 4312)
  • Parents and school transparency advocates (would benefit from foreign influence disclosure in H.R. 1005, 1049, 1069)
  • House majority leadership (procedural control over floor debate)

Likely Burden Bearers

  • Elementary and secondary schools receiving Chinese government funds or contracts (must comply with new restrictions in H.R. 1005, 1069)
  • Federal regulatory agencies (face new constraints via small business regulatory budget in H.R. 2965)
  • House minority members (limited amendment opportunities due to closed rule structure)

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Congressional Procedure Athletics Education
Actor Mappings
"the_chair"
→ Chair of House Committee on Education and Workforce
"the_chair_energy"
→ Chair of House Committee on Energy and Commerce
"ranking_minority_member_ed"
→ Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Education and Workforce
"ranking_minority_member_energy"
→ Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Energy and Commerce
Domains
Congressional Procedure Education Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_chair"
→ Chair of House Committee on Education and Workforce
"ranking_minority_member"
→ Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Education and Workforce
Domains
Congressional Procedure Small Business Regulation
Actor Mappings
"the_chair"
→ Chair of House Committee on Small Business
"the_administrator"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"ranking_minority_member"
→ Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Small Business
Domains
Congressional Procedure Small Business Regulation
Actor Mappings
"the_chair"
→ Chair of House Committee on Small Business
"chief_counsel"
→ Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration
"ranking_minority_member"
→ Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Small Business

Note: 'The chair' and 'ranking minority member' refer to different committees depending on the section: Education and Workforce in Sections 1-3, Small Business in Sections 4-5, and Energy and Commerce is also involved in Section 1.

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