HRES-1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

YourVoice.Now Summary

Transparency & Accountability

Four measures got a quick path to a House vote — three on energy and land, none open to changes.

Transparency & Accountability

Amendments allowed on the House floor — none for four measures

Members could not offer changes to any of the four measures on the floor. The rule also set aside objections that a bill breaks House rules.

Separate vote on rewritten wildlife bill — skipped

The Rules Committee wrote a new version of the wildlife bill. It replaced the text from the committee that studied the bill, and counted as adopted with no separate vote.

More about this bill

Most people would see no change in daily life. The House adopted this rule on April 22, 2026. It set the terms for floor debate on four measures. Members could not offer amendments to any of them. Each measure got one hour of debate. Three of the four would change federal law. One would repeal federal energy efficiency standards for federal buildings. One would rewrite parts of the Endangered Species Act, including the permit process. One would drop the federal drilling permit for some geothermal work. It would also skip environmental review for that work. The fourth measure is a statement of support for rural communities. The rule cleared the way for votes on all four. It did not decide their outcome.

Congressional Summary

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

Legislative Subjects

House of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedure

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Agreed to in House
Action Date: 2026-04-22
Date Added: 2026-04-23
Source: Congress.gov →

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