H.Res. 1423 · 119th Congress · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House Rule Setting Up Votes on Daylight Saving Time, National Security Funding, Veterans Benefits, and Gun Store Payment Codes
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administra
Sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
Deep dive July 16, 2026
This House rule does not change any laws itself. Instead, it sets the ground rules for debating four separate bills: permanent daylight saving time, national security and State Department funding, veterans benefits, and firearms retailer payment codes. It limits debate time and blocks many objections, which speeds up votes but limits how much lawmakers can question or change each bill.
What to know
This rule sets debate limits for four different bills, but does not change any laws by itself.
It allows one hour of debate on each of the daylight saving time, veterans benefits, and firearms merchant code bills, split between parties.
For the national security and State Department funding bill (H.R. 8595), only pre-approved amendments can be offered, and objections to the process are blocked.
Committee leaders can bundle multiple approved amendments together for one vote, and members cannot force separate votes on each part.
The rule also merges a separate bill, S. 1383, directly into the text of the national security funding bill.
Each bill gets only one final chance for a motion to send it back for changes before a final vote.
Heads up
3 buried provisions
Provisions we flagged do not match the bill's stated purpose, or repeat language from bills that did not pass on their own.
Adds a separate Senate bill into the security spending bill (Section 9(a))
Why we flagged this
This rule tells the Clerk to attach the full text of another bill (S. 1383) to the spending bill. This happens during engrossment, after the vote. Lawmakers do not vote on S. 1383 by itself. Its contents are not shown in this rule. This can move a whole separate bill into law with little notice.
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add the text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8595;
Waiving points of order for spending bill provisions (Section 2)
Why we flagged this
This rule waives House rules that block unauthorized spending or new law in a spending bill. Those rules (clause 2 and clause 5(a) of rule XXI) normally limit what can be added. Waiving them lets provisions stay in that would otherwise be removed. This can hide extra items in a large spending bill.
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Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived.
Veterans bill amendment treated as already passed (Section 7)
Why we flagged this
This rule says an amendment is 'considered as adopted' without a separate vote. Members do not vote on that amendment on its own. Its text is only in a committee report, not this rule. This can change the veterans bill with little direct debate.
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The amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted.
Section by section
Rules for debating the permanent daylight saving time bill
This section sets the ground rules for how the House will debate a separate bill, H.R. 139. That bill would make daylight saving time permanent. This section does not make daylight saving time permanent itself. It just says the House can debate H.R. 139 right away. It blocks members from raising procedural objections to the bill. It counts the bill as already read aloud, which saves time. It allows one hour of debate, split evenly between the majority and minority sides of the Energy and Commerce Committee. It also allows one motion to send the bill back for changes before a final vote.
Who this affects
This affects House members and how they debate H.R. 139. It indirectly affects the public, since that bill would change how clocks work nationwide.
Tradeoff
Setting these limits speeds up debate and votes, but it also limits how much members can question or amend the bill before voting.
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That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived.
Rules for debating the national security spending bill
This section sets the ground rules for how the House will discuss a separate bill, H.R. 8595. That bill would fund national security, the Department of State, and related programs for a future budget year. This section says the House can skip some normal procedural steps. It allows the House to move straight into debate. Debate on the funding bill is limited to one hour total, split evenly between the two main parties on the Appropriations Committee. After that, lawmakers can offer amendments under a process called the five-minute rule. This section also blocks certain objections, called points of order, that might otherwise stop the bill from being considered.
Who this affects
This affects members of Congress debating the national security funding bill. It indirectly affects anyone relying on programs funded by that bill, like State Department and defense-related activities.
Tradeoff
Limiting debate time and waiving objections lets the House move faster, but it also reduces chances for lawmakers to raise concerns or block parts of the bill.
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General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
Rules for offering amendments to the national security spending bill
This section sets the rules for changing H.R. 8595, a spending bill for national security and State Department programs. It says only certain amendments can be offered. These are amendments listed in a Rules Committee report, grouped amendments described later in this resolution, and simple placeholder amendments. Each listed amendment can only be offered by the member named in the report. It must be offered in the order printed. Debate time is limited and split evenly between supporters and opponents. These amendments cannot be changed further, except in limited cases. Members also cannot force a split vote on these amendments. Any objection based on procedural rules against these amendments is set aside.
Who this affects
This affects members of the House of Representatives during floor debate on H.R. 8595. It also affects how the public sees debate on this national security spending bill.
Tradeoff
Limiting amendments speeds up debate, but it also limits how much lawmakers can change the bill on the floor.
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No amendment to H.R. 8595 shall be in order except those printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 4 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 5 of this resolution.
Grouped amendments on the spending bill
This section sets rules for how the House handles certain amendments to the appropriations bill. The Appropriations Committee chair, or someone chosen by the chair, can bundle several pre-approved amendments together into one group. This group is called an 'en bloc' amendment. Lawmakers do not need to read the amendments aloud before voting. The House gets 20 minutes to debate the group, split evenly between the majority and minority leaders of the committee. No one can add further changes to this bundled group, except in one specific case allowed elsewhere in the resolution. Members also cannot force a separate vote on individual parts within the bundle.
Who this affects
Members of the House of Representatives, especially those on the Appropriations Committee, and anyone tracking how the spending bill's amendments get debated and voted on.
Tradeoff
Bundling amendments together speeds up debate and voting, but it limits how much individual lawmakers can question or change specific parts of the package.
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It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of.
Debate rules for the national security funding bill
This rule sets how debate works on H.R. 8595, a bill that funds national security and State Department programs. It lets the top two leaders of the Appropriations Committee, or people they pick, offer up to 10 fake amendments each. These are called pro forma amendments. They do not change the bill. Instead, they let members speak longer during debate.
Who this affects
This affects members of the House Appropriations Committee. It also affects how much time lawmakers get to debate the funding bill.
Tradeoff
Pro forma amendments give lawmakers more time to talk, but they can also be used to slow down or manage the debate schedule.
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During consideration of H.R. 8595 for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
Rules for ending debate on H.R. 8595
This section sets the process for finishing work on H.R. 8595, a spending bill. It says that once lawmakers stop offering changes, the committee must send the bill back to the full House. It also says the House will vote on final passage without more debate. Only one more motion, called a motion to recommit, can happen before that final vote.
Who this affects
This affects members of Congress voting on H.R. 8595, a national security and State Department funding bill.
Tradeoff
This process speeds up passage of the bill but limits how much more debate or changes lawmakers can make before the final vote.
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At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 8595 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
Rules for debating the veterans benefits bill (H.R. 9237)
This section sets up how the House will debate a different bill, H.R. 9237. That bill would change veterans' benefits and how the Department of Veterans Affairs runs its programs. This section does not change veterans' benefits itself. Instead, it sets the ground rules for debate. It says the House can skip normal objections to considering the bill. It also says a specific committee amendment counts as already added to the bill. Members get one hour of debate, split evenly between the two parties on the Veterans' Affairs Committee. Members also get one chance to send the bill back for changes, called a motion to recommit. After that, the House votes on final passage.
Who this affects
It affects how House members debate and vote on the veterans benefits bill. It does not directly affect veterans yet, since it only sets debate rules.
Tradeoff
Waiving normal objections speeds up debate, but it also limits chances for members to challenge or slow down the bill's content.
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All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted.
Rules for debating the firearms merchant code bill
This section sets up how the House will debate a separate bill, H.R. 1181. That bill would stop payment card networks from using special codes that flag firearms retailers differently from other stores. This section does not decide that issue itself. Instead, it clears the way for the House to consider the bill quickly. It waives objections to bringing up the bill. It says a committee's rewritten version of the bill counts as already approved. It allows one hour of debate, split between the two parties on the Financial Services Committee. It also allows one motion to send the bill back for changes before a final vote.
Who this affects
It affects how the House handles the firearms merchant code bill. It also affects payment card networks, banks, and firearms retailers if that bill later passes.
Tradeoff
This process lets the House debate and vote on the firearms bill faster, but it limits the amount of debate and blocks most objections to how the bill was written.
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Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes.
Merging another bill's text into H.R. 8595
This section tells the Clerk of the House how to combine two bills into one document. The Clerk must take the full text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, and add it to the end of H.R. 8595. The Clerk must also number the sections correctly and fix any references between them. The Clerk can also make small technical fixes, like spelling, punctuation, and page numbers.
Who this affects
This mainly affects how Congress processes these two bills. It also affects anyone tracking the final combined bill text.
Tradeoff
Combining bills this way makes floor action faster, but it can make it harder for the public to see how each part was debated on its own.
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add the text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8595
Citations
Congress.gov bill text: link (retrieved 2026-07-16)
Public record
Below is the official voting record from Congress.gov. It is not our analysis.
Source: Congress.gov
House: Recorded Vote
PassedJuly 14, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Yea215
Nay211
Present0
Not Voting5
See how each representative voted (431)
How each representative voted on On Agreeing to the Resolution. Default ordering: by state, then by name.