H.Res. 426 · Where this bill is now
Adopted
House: Adopted May 20, 2025, 210–208 (roll call 135)
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryHouse procedure for reviewing two agency rules
This is a procedural resolution that allows Congress to consider two separate resolutions that would overturn specific federal rules. One resolution would nullify the Treasury Department's rule on bank mergers under the Bank Merger Act. The other would nullify the EPA's rule on reclassifying certain pollution sources under the Clean Air Act. The resolution also temporarily waives certain House procedural rules to allow quick consideration of budget-related resolutions.
How it affects you
This is a procedural measure that doesn't directly change laws or rules itself. If the two underlying resolutions pass, they could affect how banks merge and how the EPA regulates certain industrial pollution sources, but this resolution only determines the timeline and process for Congress to vote on them.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, May 19, 2025)
This resolution provides for the consideration of S.J. Res. 13 and S.J. Res. 31, which nullify specified agency rules, and certain resolutions related to establishing budgetary levels for FY2025 through FY2034.
The resolution waives all points of order against the consideration of S.J. Res. 13, which nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency titled Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act , and S.J. Res. 31, which nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act.
The resolution also waives a House rule requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of May 23, 2025, relating to Title II of H.Con. Res. 14. Title II sets forth instructions to House and Senate committees to develop legislation related to budgetary levels for FY2025 through FY2034.
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.
1st SessionH.Res. 426
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; 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. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23) · Introduced May 19, 2025 · Congress · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 20, 2025: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Agreeing to the Resolution · May 20, 2025
Agreeing to the Resolution Passed 210–208
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 207 | 6 |
| Republicans | 210 | 1 | 9 |
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.