Sets House floor rules for debating and voting on four bills covering veterans advisory committees, firearms laws, undersea fiber optic cables, and energy supply, and waives a House voting requirement for certain rule resolutions.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
- Makes S. 1383 in order for House consideration, establishing the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, with one hour of debate and one motion to commit.
- Makes H.R. 2189 in order, modernizing federal firearms laws to account for new technology and less-than-lethal weapons, with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
- Makes H.R. 261 in order, barring a national marine sanctuary authorization requirement for undersea fiber optic cables already approved by a federal or state agency.
- Makes H.R. 3617 in order, amending the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure supply of critical energy resources and minerals.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 11-FEB-2026).
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