Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
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 210–208
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 establishes rules for considering several different legislative items in the House of Representatives. It addresses a bill to include mineral production activities in the FAST Act and a bill regarding North Atlantic right whale regulations. It also includes a resolution concerning the denouncement of socialism and a bill related to the Higher Education Act of 1965. Finally, it extends debate time for a joint resolution that would amend the Constitution to require the Supreme Court to have nine justices.
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 210 yes · 208 no
09/01/2026 · Roll call 288 · 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 212 yes · 205 no
09/01/2026 · Roll call 287 · recorded as “On Ordering the Previous Question”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Mineral Production: H.R. 1501 aims to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project (Sec. 1).
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Academic Participation: H.R. 4795 includes a requirement for institutions to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel (Sec. 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Funding Eligibility: H.R. 4795 seeks to prohibit institutions that participate in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Sec. 4).
- 9/1/2026
- 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: 210 - 208 (Roll no. 288). (text: CR H5368)
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 210 - 208 (Roll no. 288). (text: CR H5368)
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 205 (Roll no. 287).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5387-5389)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1499, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced 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. 1499.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H5368-5377)
- 8/31/2026
- The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-785, by Ms. Foxx.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 88.
- The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
- 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.