Bill > HRes518

This Resolution sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will debate and vote on H.R. 2913, a bill aimed at authorizing U.S. support for Ukraine. In the context of the legislative process, such a measure (often called a "rule") is introduced by the House Rules Committee to streamline how a major bill is brought to the floor, allowing the House to bypass typical procedural delays. Specifically, the Resolution mandates that the House immediately take up the bill, waives any procedural objections or "points of order" that lawmakers might normally raise to block it, and skips the traditional reading of the text so that debate can start right away. It limits total debate time to one hour, evenly split between the majority and minority leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (which oversees foreign policy and international relations), and allows for a standard "motion to recommit," which is a final opportunity for the opposition to send the bill back to committee or propose changes before the final vote. Additionally, the Resolution waives certain standard House rules regarding voting procedures and requires the Clerk of the House to officially notify the Senate—the other chamber of the U.S. Congress—that the bill has passed within one week of its approval.