HRES 242 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) 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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1048) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes.
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-24
Latest action: — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sponsors (1)
- Foxx, Virginia (R, NC-5) — sponsor · 2025-03-24
Action timeline (12)
- · H12420 — Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
- · H12700 — The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 24 and H.J. Res. 75 under a closed rule, and provides for consideration of H.R. 1048 under a structured rule. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
- · H12100 — The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-38, by Ms. Foxx.
- · 1010 — The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-38, by Ms. Foxx.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37100 — On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 207 (Roll no. 76). (text: CR H1232)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 207 (Roll no. 76). (text: CR H1232)
- · H35000 — On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 208 (Roll no. 75).
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1239-1241)
- · H8D000 — POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 242, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Neguse demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 242.
- · H30000 — Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1232-1238)
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 1 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Rules Committee | — | congress-committee |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | ← | Foxx, Virginia | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foxx, Virginia (R, house NC-5) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 110 | $175,210 | $175,210 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 20 | $34,050 | $34,050 |
| 3 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 10 | $26,600 | $26,600 |
| 4 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 4 | $18,000 | $18,000 |
| 5 | page interworks pa | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 6 | affinity living group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 7 | housewife | 0 | $0 | 5 | $13,950 | $13,950 |
| 8 | pinehill capital partners | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 9 | parkdale mills | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 10 | ldj global strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | fox paine & company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | carroll investment properties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | alliance integrated solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | captive aire | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | kotis holdings | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | lincoln-marti school | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | clearpath | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | randy marion automotive | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | ceo and owner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | ici homes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | blue owl capital inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | arnold and porter | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | dale k cline & co. pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | 247 ranch llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | intervest construction inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 274 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · voted
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · voted
- LaMalfa, Doug (R · house · CA-1) · voted
- LaMalfa, Doug (R · house · CA-1) · voted
- Foxx, Virginia (R · house · NC-5) · sponsor
Timeline
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- 2025-03-24 · sponsored by Foxx, Virginia (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Rules Committee · congress-committee