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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.Res. 999

Introduced

Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 997) enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its membership.

Sponsor
DJames P. McGovern· Massachusetts
Introduced
January 14, 2026
Policy area
Congress
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.January 14, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 999 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 999

Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 997) 
enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its 
membership.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2026

Mr. McGovern submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Rules

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RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 997) 
enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its 
membership.

Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this resolution, 
without intervention of any point of order, the House shall proceed to 
the consideration in the House of the resolution (H. Res. 997) enabling 
the House of Representatives to be responsive to its membership. An 
amendment in the nature of a substitute received for printing in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII dated at least one day before the day of 
consideration of H. Res. 997, if submitted by the ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted. If 
more than one such amendment is submitted, then only the last amendment 
submitted shall be considered as adopted. The resolution, as amended, 
shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the resolution, as amended, to adoption without 
intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the majority leader 
and minority leader or their respective designees.
Sec. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX and clause 8 of rule XX shall not 
apply to the consideration of H. Res. 997.
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