H.Res. 1057 · Where this bill is now
Adopted
House: Adopted Feb 11, 2026, 216–215 (roll call 62)
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAllows House floor debate on four bills
This is a procedural resolution that sets up the House of Representatives to debate and vote on four separate bills. The resolution clears the way for consideration of bills about veterans' advisory access, federal firearms laws, undersea fiber optic cables in marine sanctuaries, and critical energy resources and minerals. It also waives certain procedural requirements to move things along.
How it affects you
This resolution doesn't directly affect you—it's an internal House process that simply allows lawmakers to discuss and vote on other bills. The actual effects on people would come from those four bills themselves, if they pass.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Feb 11, 2026)
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; 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 waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
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. 1057
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; 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 waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Sponsor: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) · Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Congress · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 11, 2026: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended · Feb 11, 2026
Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended Passed 216–215
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| Republicans | 216 | 1 | 1 |
1 member voted against most of their party: 1 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.