# H.Res. 1189 (119th): This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R

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.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: endangered_species. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: environment. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: procedural. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: procedural_rule. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 130: On Ordering the Previous Question. Vote type: procedural.
Roll 131: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The package combines ordinary regulatory, energy, and conservation policy disputes. It does not directly advance a named moral harm, nor does it clearly restrain one. Its provisions rest on prudential disagreements about regulatory scope, environmental protection, and economic development, so a mixed classification fits better than unclear.
Theological note: Scripture charges humanity to work and keep creation (Genesis 2:15) and to exercise stewardship over creatures, so energy, species protection, and land use bear on creation care. It also values the dignity of rural labor and provision for neighbors. These issues involve real tradeoffs between regulatory burden, economic livelihood, and conservation, so they call for prudential judgment rather than a fixed moral verdict on this procedural rule.

## Recorded votes

Roll 130: On Ordering the Previous Question. Yea 180 · Nay 179 · Other 72.
Roll 131: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Yea 211 · Nay 206 · Other 14.

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