H.Res. 1423 · Where this bill is now
Adopted
House: Adopted Jul 14, 2026, 215–211 (roll call 237)
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryHouse procedures for considering four bills
This is a procedural resolution that sets the rules for the House of Representatives to consider four different bills. One would make daylight savings time permanent. Another would fund national security and State Department operations. A third would expand veteran benefits and improve the Veterans Affairs Department. The fourth would restrict how payment card companies categorize firearms retailers.
How it affects you
This resolution doesn't directly affect you—it's an internal House process that determines how lawmakers debate and vote on the four bills. If those bills pass, they could affect you depending on your situation: you might see permanent daylight savings time, receive veteran benefits if you served, or notice changes in how firearms retailers operate. But this resolution itself is just about House procedure.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Jul 13, 2026)
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, 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. 1423
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5) · Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Congress · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 14, 2026: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Agreeing to the Resolution · Jul 14, 2026
Agreeing to the Resolution Passed 215–211
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 210 | 2 |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republicans | 214 | 1 | 3 |
1 member voted against most of their party: 1 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.