HRES989-119

In Committee

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5827) to advance bipartisan, common sense solutions.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This is a House Rules Committee resolution (a "rule") that establishes the procedural framework for the House to consider H.R. 5827. It waives all points of order against the bill, automatically adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Representative Suozzi of New York, limits debate to one hour equally divided, allows only one motion to recommit, and suspends certain House rules during consideration. It also requires the Clerk to transmit the passed bill to the Senate within one calendar day.

Who Benefits and How

  • The bill's sponsors and House leadership benefit from a streamlined floor process that limits opposition tactics
  • Representative Suozzi is specifically empowered to submit the controlling amendment in the nature of a substitute
  • Supporters of H.R. 5827 benefit from waived points of order that prevent procedural objections from blocking consideration

Who Bears the Burden and How

  • Opposition members are constrained to limited debate time and cannot raise points of order against the bill
  • Minority party members have reduced ability to amend or delay the legislation, with only one motion to recommit available

Key Provisions

  • Waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 5827 and against provisions in the bill
  • Automatically adopts the last amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Rep. Suozzi
  • Limits debate to one hour equally divided between the sponsor and an opponent
  • Allows only one motion to recommit
  • Suspends clause 1(c) of rule XIX and clause 8 of rule XX during consideration
  • Requires transmission to the Senate within one calendar day of passage

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Provide procedural rules for House consideration of H.R. 5827, including adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute, waiver of points of order, and structured debate time

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations

Primary Purpose

Provide procedural rules for House consideration of H.R. 5827, including adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute, waiver of points of order, and structured debate time

Policy Domains

Government Operations

Consideration of H.R. 5827

Identified Gains
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  • Sponsors of H.R. 5827
  • House majority leadership
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Identified Costs
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  • House minority members
  • Opponents of H.R. 5827
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Rule Suspensions

Identified Gains
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  • Supporters of H.R. 5827
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Identified Costs
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  • House members seeking to invoke suspended rules
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Senate Transmission Requirement

Identified Gains
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  • Supporters of H.R. 5827
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Identified Costs
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  • Clerk of the House
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 12, 2026

Mr. Suozzi submitted the following resolution; which was referred to …

Jan 12, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Jan 12, 2026

Submitted in House

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"House Rules Committee"
→ Authored the procedural framework
"Representative Suozzi"
→ Submits the controlling amendment in the nature of a substitute
"House of Representatives"
→ Considers H.R. 5827 under structured rule
Domains
Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"House of Representatives"
→ Operates under suspended rules during consideration
Domains
Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"Clerk of the House"
→ Must transmit passed bill to Senate within one calendar day

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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