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.

# Summary of HRES 1423

H. Res. 1423 is a procedural resolution that establishes the terms for House consideration of four separate bills. The resolution allows floor debate and voting on legislation concerning permanent daylight savings time, national security and State Department appropriations for fiscal year 2027, improvements to veterans' benefits and Department of Veterans Affairs administration, and restrictions on payment card network merchant category coding for firearms retailers. The resolution affects members of Congress and the House legislative process by setting out which bills will be considered and under what conditions.

The resolution operates by establishing the framework through which the House will debate and vote on these four distinct policy proposals. Once adopted, the resolution permits the House to proceed with consideration of each bill according to the terms specified in the resolution, allowing lawmakers and the public to engage with the substantive provisions of each proposal through the legislative process.