# 119-hres-1042: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

119-hres-1042, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status failed (as of 2026-06-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1042
- Congress: 119
- Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
- Status: failed
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-14

## Summary

**Sets strict rules for House consideration of three bills.** The resolution would require the House to take up H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 using committee-recommended substitute texts, limit debate, and waive points of order against their consideration. - Members of the relevant authorizing committees would get tightly controlled debate: 1 hour per bill, split equally, and one motion to recommit. - Backers of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 would see their committee substitutes adopted as the text used for final consideration. - The resolution would exclude certain days between Feb 10, 2026 and July 31, 2026 from counting under section 202 of the National Emergencies Act, changing the calendar window for joint resolutions to terminate a presidentially declared national emergency tied to specified dates in 2025.

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Ordering the Previous Question | Passed | 216 | 214 |
| 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Failed | 214 | 217 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Paused congressional deadline for emergencies: mixed, low. Had it passed, the bill would have paused the clock in section 202 of the National Emergencies Act. The pause would have run from February 10, 2026 through July 31, 2026. It applied only to termination votes tied to emergencies declared on February 1, 2025; April 2, 2025; July 30, 2025; and August…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-1042 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1042)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1042 (as of 2026-06-14).