Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to 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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
H.Res.953 is a House Rules Resolution that sets up the procedural rules for debating and voting on four separate bills. It is not a substantive policy bill itself, but rather a procedural vehicle that determines how the House will consider H.R. 6703 (affordable health insurance), H.R. 498 (Medicaid funding restrictions for gender transition procedures for minors), H.R. 3492 (criminal penalties related to bodily procedures on minors), and H.R. 4776 (NEPA reform).
Who Benefits and How
House majority leadership benefits from streamlined floor procedures that limit debate time and restrict amendments. By waiving all points of order and consolidating multiple bills under one procedural resolution, the majority party can more efficiently move its legislative priorities to a vote. Sponsors of the underlying bills (H.R. 6703, H.R. 498, H.R. 3492, H.R. 4776) benefit from guaranteed floor consideration with favorable procedural protections.
Who Bears the Burden and How
House minority members face restricted ability to challenge provisions through points of order, limited debate time (one hour per bill), and only one motion to recommit per bill. This reduces opportunities for substantive amendments or procedural objections. Groups affected by the underlying bills (healthcare providers, environmental advocates) also have reduced opportunity for input through the legislative process.
Key Provisions
- Waives all points of order against consideration and provisions of four substantive bills
- Limits debate to one hour per bill, equally divided between majority and minority committee leadership
- Permits only one motion to recommit per bill, limiting minority procedural options
- Automatically adopts a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 3492
- Preserves ongoing agency corrective actions from NEPA reform provisions in H.R. 4776
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
House Rules Resolution that establishes procedural rules for floor consideration of four bills: H.R. 6703 (affordable health insurance), H.R. 498 (Medicaid funding restrictions), H.R. 3492 (minors protection from bodily procedures), and H.R. 4776 (NEPA amendments).
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Package multiple contentious bills under a single rules resolution to streamline floor consideration, waiving points of order and limiting debate time and amendment opportunities"
Likely Beneficiaries
- House majority leadership (gains procedural control over bill consideration)
- Health insurers (H.R. 6703 may affect market access)
- Federal agencies (H.R. 4776 preservation clause protects ongoing corrective actions)
Likely Burden Bearers
- House minority members (limited debate time and amendment opportunities)
- Environmental advocacy groups (limited ability to challenge NEPA amendments)
- Healthcare advocacy groups (limited input on Medicaid and health insurance provisions)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "committees"
- → ['Education and Workforce', 'Energy and Commerce', 'Ways and Means']
- "committees"
- → ['Energy and Commerce']
- "committees"
- → ['Judiciary']
- "federal_agencies"
- → Federal agencies subject to NEPA
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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