House Resolution 879: Setting the Rules for Upcoming Floor Debates
November 17, 2025
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This resolution dictates the terms of debate for eight specific legislative items, including whether to overturn federal land management s, change natural gas export laws, and alter criminal justice policies in Washington, D.C.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
District of Columbia residents
The resolution facilitates votes on bills that would repeal local policing reforms and mandate specific bail and detention requirements.
Energy industry companies
The resolution facilitates votes on bills regarding natural gas exports and oil/gas leasing on federal lands.
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Summary
Key Facts
- H. Res. 879 sets the rules for floor consideration of eight separate legislative items.
- The resolution waives all points of order against the consideration of the specified bills and resolutions.
- It mandates that all specified bills and resolutions be considered as read.
- It limits debate for each item to one hour, equally divided between the chair and ranking minority member of the relevant committee.
- It allows for one motion to recommit (or commit) for the bills and joint resolutions.
- The resolution covers S.J. Res. 80 (disapproval of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska plan).
- The resolution covers H.J. Res. 130 (disapproval of Buffalo Field Office plan).
- The resolution covers H.J. Res. 131 (disapproval of Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program).
- The resolution covers H. Con. Res. 58 (denouncing socialism).
- The resolution covers H.R. 1949 (repealing natural gas export/import restrictions).
- The resolution covers H.R. 3109 (requiring a report on petrochemical refineries).
- The resolution covers H.R. 5107 (repealing the D.C. Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022).
- The resolution covers H.R. 5214 (mandating pretrial/post-conviction detention and cash bail for certain D.C. crimes).
Why It Matters
This resolution dictates the terms of debate for eight specific legislative items, including whether to overturn federal land management s, change natural gas export laws, and alter criminal justice policies in Washington, D.C.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Voting Record
Total
425
Yes
217
No
208
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (425)
Paul Gosar
R · yes
Darren Soto
D · no
Mike Flood
R · yes
Chuck Edwards
R · yes
Gregory Murphy
R · yes
Thomas Tiffany
R · yes
Tracey Mann
R · yes
Jonathan Jackson
D · no
Abraham Hamadeh
R · yes
Sylvia Garcia
D · no
Angie Craig
D · no
Lloyd Smucker
R · yes
Brian Jack
R · yes
Kat Cammack
R · yes
Anna Paulina Luna
R · yes
Wesley Hunt
R · yes
Sanford Bishop
D · no
Jay Obernolte
R · yes
Danny Davis
D · no
Robert Latta
R · yes
Rick Allen
R · yes
Elise Stefanik
R · yes
Michael McCaul
R · yes
Pete Stauber
R · yes
+ 401 more
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Aggressive Legislative Bundling
The resolution uses a single procedural vehicle to advance a diverse set of conservative policy priorities ranging from environmental deregulation to local D.C. governance.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment40Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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