Austin Scott (R-GA)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, 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 213–204
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 text is a resolution from the House of Representatives that sets the rules for considering two specific bills. It outlines the debate structure and amendment process for H.R. 471, which deals with forest management and environmental reviews. It also outlines the rules for considering S. 5, which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take certain aliens into custody. The text explains how long debate will last for each measure. It also details which amendments are allowed and how the final votes will be handled. No other actions or outside topics are included in this resolution.
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 213 yes · 204 no
01/22/2025 · Roll call 21 · 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 214 yes · 204 no
01/22/2025 · Roll call 20 · recorded as “On Ordering the Previous Question”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- As the provided text only outlines the procedural rules for debating and voting on legislation and does not contain the actual substantive provisions of H.R. 471 or S. 5, there are no specific sections or provisions within this text that create direct positive outcomes for individuals or groups.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Because the provided text is strictly a procedural resolution that establishes debate rules and the handling of amendments for H.R. 471 and S. 5, it does not contain specific substantive provisions that impose burdens or negative consequences on individuals or groups.
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- 1/22/2025
- 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: 213 - 204 (Roll no. 21). (text: CR H268)
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 204 (Roll no. 21). (text: CR H268)
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 204 (Roll no. 20).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H276-277)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 53, 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. 53.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H268-276)
- 1/21/2025
- The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-1, by Mr. Scott, Austin.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
- The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 471 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. Also, the resolution provides for S. 5 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to commit.
- Bill introduced.
2 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.