Sets the House floor rules for voting on two resolutions that would overturn federal agency rules, one on gas-fired water heater efficiency standards and one on fees for waste emissions from oil and natural gas systems, and for debating the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
- Makes in order H.J. Res. 20, which disapproves the Department of Energy's energy conservation standards for consumer gas-fired instantaneous water heaters, with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
- Makes in order H.J. Res. 35, which disapproves the EPA's waste emissions charge rule for petroleum and natural gas systems, under the same debate limits.
- Allows the Speaker to move the House into the Committee of the Whole to consider H. Con. Res. 14, the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution with levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, with up to three hours of general debate.
- Waives points of order against consideration of all three measures.
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