HRES991-119

Passed House

Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 1834.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Summary

What This Bill Does

This House resolution requests the return of official papers on H.R. 1834 from the Senate to the House. It directs the Clerk of the House to ask the Senate to return the bill entitled "To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock." The resolution is a congressional paper-control measure, not a substantive policy change in H.R. 1834. Its effect is to start the formal process for moving official bill papers back from the Senate to the House.

Who Benefits and How

The House benefits because it can regain custody of H.R. 1834's official papers. The Clerk of the House benefits from explicit authority to request the papers from the Senate. House leadership benefits procedurally if it needs the papers returned for further House action, correction, or processing. Members interested in H.R. 1834 benefit from a mechanism to move the bill papers back to the House. Congressional records staff benefit from a formal resolution directing the custody request.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Clerk of the House must send the request to the Senate. The Senate must respond to the request and return the official papers if it agrees. Congressional records and enrolling staff must handle the paper transfer. The resolution imposes no obligations on executive agencies or private parties.

Key Provisions

  • Requests return of official papers on H.R. 1834.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to make the request to the Senate.
  • Identifies H.R. 1834 by title as the bill to be returned.
  • Provides an internal congressional process for custody of bill papers.
  • Creates no substantive change to the policy text of H.R. 1834.

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

Directs the Clerk of the House to request that the Senate return the official papers for H.R. 1834, the bill entitled 'To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock,' so the House can regain custody of the measure's papers.

Key Policy Areas

House Procedure, Congressional Administration

Primary Purpose

Directs the Clerk of the House to request that the Senate return the official papers for H.R. 1834, the bill entitled 'To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock,' so the House can regain custody of the measure's papers.

Policy Domains

House Procedure Congressional Administration

House resolution provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • House of Representatives
  • Clerk of the House
  • House leadership
  • Members interested in H.R. 1834
  • Congressional records staff
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Clerk of the House
  • United States Senate
  • Congressional records staff
  • Enrolling staff
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 13, 2026 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Jan 13, 2026

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …

Jan 13, 2026

Jan 13, 2026

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: …

Jan 13, 2026

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed …

Jan 13, 2026

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H697-698)

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced in House

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
House Procedure Congressional Administration
Actor Mappings
"clerk"
→ Clerk of the House
"senate"
→ United States Senate

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