House Rules for Floor Consideration

Full Title:
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 administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of 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; and for other purposes.

Summary#

H. Res. 1423 is a House rules resolution that sets how the House will consider four separate bills on the floor. It makes H.R. 139 (permanent daylight saving time) in order for consideration and waives points of order. It directs that H.R. 8595 (national security and Department of State appropriations for FY2027) be considered in the Committee of the Whole, sets one hour of general debate, limits which amendments may be offered, allows amendments en bloc, and permits a set number of short "pro forma" amendments for debate. It makes H.R. 9237 (changes to veterans law and VA administration) in order with a committee amendment treated as adopted and sets one hour of debate. It makes H.R. 1181 (limits on merchant category codes related to firearms retailers) in order with a committee substitute treated as adopted and sets one hour of debate. The resolution also requires that the Clerk add the text of S. 1383 to the engrossment of H.R. 8595 and authorizes technical corrections.

What it means for you#

This resolution is about how the House will debate and amend those bills. It does not itself change policy on daylight saving time, appropriations, veterans benefits, or merchant category codes. If you follow those topics, this resolution affects the timing and rules for how the House will consider them.

Expenses#

No publicly available information on costs or spending impacts is included in this resolution. The text notes that H.R. 8595 is an appropriations bill for national security and the Department of State for FY2027, but the resolution does not state budget amounts or funding effects.

Proponents' View#

The resolution structures floor work by waiving certain procedural objections, setting debate time, and specifying which amendments may be offered. It treats certain committee-recommended amendments as adopted and allows grouped (en bloc) amendments and limited pro forma amendments. These provisions are described in the resolution as the rules for proceeding.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information on opponents' views is included in the resolution text or the provided metadata.