Providing for 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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
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Legislative Progress
Passed HouseMr. Langworthy, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following …
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On Agreeing to the Resolution
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4776) the SPEED Act; (H.R. 1366) the Mining Regulato…
On Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4776) the SPEED Act; (H.R. 1366) the Mining Regulato…
Summary
What This Bill Does
H.Res. 951 is a procedural "rule" resolution that sets the terms for House floor debate on six separate bills. It establishes how much time will be allowed for debate, which amendments can be offered, and what votes will occur. This resolution bundles five natural resources and energy bills with one child trafficking bill into a single procedural package.
Who Benefits and How
The House majority leadership benefits from streamlined floor procedures that limit minority opposition and expedite passage of their priority legislation. Indirectly, this rule advances underlying bills that would benefit: mining companies (H.R. 1366 facilitates hardrock mining), ranchers and livestock producers (H.R. 845 removes gray wolf protections), project developers (H.R. 4776 streamlines environmental reviews), and electric utilities (H.R. 3616 and H.R. 3632 address energy regulations).
Who Bears the Burden and How
The House minority is restricted to one motion to recommit per bill and cannot offer floor amendments beyond those pre-approved by the Rules Committee. Environmental advocacy groups face indirect harm as the underlying bills weaken NEPA reviews and endangered species protections. Wildlife conservation organizations lose a key advocacy tool if gray wolves are delisted.
Key Provisions
- Waives all points of order against the six underlying bills, preventing procedural objections
- Limits general debate to one hour per bill, split equally between majority and minority
- Auto-adopts committee-approved amendments as the base bill text
- Restricts floor amendments to only those pre-approved in the Rules Committee report
- Allows only one motion to recommit (minority procedural tool) per bill
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 procedural House rule resolution that establishes the floor debate and voting procedures for considering six substantive bills related to environmental policy, energy regulation, mining, endangered species, and child trafficking.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Bundle multiple natural resources and energy deregulation bills with one child protection bill into a single procedural package to streamline floor consideration and limit amendments"
Likely Beneficiaries
- House majority leadership (expedited floor consideration)
- Energy companies (H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 provide regulatory review/certainty)
- Mining industry (H.R. 1366 facilitates hardrock mining operations)
- Ranchers and livestock industry (H.R. 845 delists gray wolves)
- Project developers (H.R. 4776 streamlines NEPA environmental reviews)
Likely Burden Bearers
- House minority (limited amendment opportunities)
- Environmental advocacy groups (NEPA weakening, wolf delisting)
- Wildlife conservation organizations (gray wolf protections removed)
- Clean energy advocates (potential regulatory rollbacks)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_speaker"
- → Speaker of the House
- "ranking_member"
- → Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Natural Resources
- "chair_committee"
- → Chair of Committee on Natural Resources
- "ranking_member"
- → Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Natural Resources
- "chair_committee"
- → Chair of Committee on Natural Resources
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "ranking_member"
- → Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Natural Resources
- "chair_committee"
- → Chair of Committee on Natural Resources
- "ranking_member"
- → Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Energy and Commerce
- "the_commission"
- → Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- "chair_committee"
- → Chair of Committee on Energy and Commerce
- "ranking_member"
- → Ranking Minority Member of Committee on Energy and Commerce
- "chair_committee"
- → Chair of Committee on Energy and Commerce
- "ranking_member"
- → Ranking Minority Member of Committee on the Judiciary
- "chair_committee"
- → Chair of Committee on the Judiciary
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