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H.Res. 1438 · Where this bill is now

Adopted

House: Adopted Jul 21, 2026, 214–211 (roll call 254)

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

House procedure rule for six bills

This is a procedural resolution that sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider six different bills. It covers defense spending for 2027, Social Security disability insurance changes, the federal budget, stock trading restrictions for members of Congress, banking law improvements, and continuing government funding.

How it affects you

This resolution doesn't directly affect everyday people—it's an internal House procedure that determines how lawmakers will debate and vote on other bills. The actual effects on you would come from whichever of those six bills end up becoming law.

Read the official summary (Reported to House, Jul 20, 2026)

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, 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.

119th Congress
2nd Session
H.Res. 1438

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Passed HouseJul 21, 2026 · 214–211

Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5) · Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Congress · 2 versions of the text

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 21, 2026: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.”

How Congress voted

Official roll calls

House · On Agreeing to the Resolution · Jul 21, 2026

Passed 214–211

YesNoDidn’t vote
PartyYesNoDidn’t vote
Democrats02102
Independents100
Republicans21314

1 member voted against most of their party: 1 Republicans voted No.

Source: Clerk of the House · roll call 254

214–211Passed
DemocratsRepublicans

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.

Sections · 11