H.Res. 1042 · Where this bill is now
Failed in the House
Failed Feb 10, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAllows House floor debate on three bills
This is a procedural resolution that sets up the House of Representatives to debate and vote on three separate bills. The first would update federal firearms laws for modern weapons technology. The second would streamline permits for underwater fiber optic cables in marine sanctuaries if they've already been approved elsewhere. The third would help the Energy Department secure critical minerals and materials needed for energy resources.
How it affects you
This resolution itself doesn't directly affect you—it's just the procedural step that lets the House consider these three bills. Whether any of them actually become law, and how they'd affect you, depends on what happens when the House votes on each one separately.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Feb 9, 2026)
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionH.Res. 1042
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23) · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Congress · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 10, 2026: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Agreeing to the Resolution · Feb 10, 2026
Agreeing to the Resolution Failed 214–217
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| Republicans | 214 | 3 | 1 |
3 members voted against most of their party: 3 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.