Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
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.
A Republican resolution with no cosponsors
Last activity — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Adopted
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
Nothing more is needed. A resolution is how a chamber speaks for itself or sets its own rules, so adopting it is what puts it into effect. It is not a law, so there is nothing for the President to sign.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Adopted by the House 215–211
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider four separate bills. It lays out the framework for debating and amending a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. It establishes the rules for considering a national security and Department of State appropriations bill. It provides the process for considering a bill to improve benefits for veterans. Finally, it sets the rules for considering a bill regarding payment card networks and merchant category codes for firearms retailers.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +3
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The resolution provides a structured path to consider legislation that directly improves benefits and administration for veterans.
- Scored +3
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The resolution provides a framework for considering a bill to improve benefits and administration for veterans.
- Scored +3
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The resolution establishes the process for considering legislation to enhance veterans' benefits and Department of Veterans Affairs administration.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to adopt the resolution A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision. Passed 215 yes · 211 no
07/14/2026 · Roll call 237 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Resolution”
- The House: a vote to stop debate and move to the decision A House procedural vote that closes off further debate and amendments. It is about the schedule, not the substance, and it usually falls along party lines. Previous question agreed to 217 yes · 210 no
07/14/2026 · Roll call 236 · recorded as “On Ordering the Previous Question”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 7: This section allows for the consideration of a bill to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This could be positive because it creates a clear path to debate and potentially pass measures that help veterans and improve their government services.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- General Text: The provided text is purely a procedural resolution setting the rules for debate and does not contain any specific positive or negative impacts outside of the established rules for considering the mentioned bills.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The resolution provides a structured path to consider legislation that directly improves benefits and administration for veterans. Would gun owners be better off under this? — The resolution sets rules for considering a bill protecting firearms retailers from specific merchant category code requirements.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The resolution provides a framework for considering a bill to improve benefits and administration for veterans.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The resolution establishes the process for considering legislation to enhance veterans' benefits and Department of Veterans Affairs administration.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this protect the right to own guns? — The resolution sets rules to consider a bill regarding merchant category codes for firearms retailers.
- 7/14/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 211 (Roll no. 237).
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 211 (Roll no. 237).
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 210 (Roll no. 236).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4431-4432)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1423, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1423.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4425-1431)
- 7/13/2026
- The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-749, by Ms. Foxx.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 85.
- The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
- Bill introduced.
4 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-HR-139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
- 119-HR-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-HR-8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
- 119-HR-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act