Contact Congress about H.Res. 580: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. is a House bill passed by the House. The latest recorded action: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 212 (Roll no. 198).

Latest action on H.Res. 580: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 212 (Roll no. 198).

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects House members who want to debate or change the covered bills. It also affects people and groups watching Defense funding, digital assets, stablecoins, and Federal Reserve policy because it shapes what can reach a House vote.

Why this matters: This matters because the rule decides how much room House members have to change major bills before votes. It can speed up action on Defense funding and digital-asset rules. It can also leave less time for review, debate, and new amendments. The final policy effects depend on the bills themselves, not this rule alone.

Key provisions in H.Res. 580

• The rule works only if the House adopts H.Res. 580. It controls debate on four specific bills and some later Rules Committee resolutions.
• For H.R. 4016, the Defense funding bill, the House could ignore normal objections to taking up the bill. It also waives objections under House budget rules that usually limit some spending and tax provisions.
• H.R. 4016 would get one hour of general debate. The top Republican and Democratic members of the Appropriations Committee would split the time equally.
• For H.R. 4016, members could offer only amendments listed in part A of the Rules Committee report, approved amendment packages from that list, and limited debate-only amendments. Each party leader on Appropriations could offer up to 10 of those debate-only amendments.
• The Appropriations Committee chair, or someone the chair names, could group the remaining allowed amendments into packages. Each package would get 20 minutes of debate.

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Questions people ask about H.Res. 580

What is H.Res. 580?

The House would use this rule to move four major bills toward votes under tight debate limits. Members could offer only certain amendments, and some replacement bill text would count as adopted without separate votes.

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