H. Res. 242 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 25, 2025. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub-
mitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers’’. All points of order 
against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The 
joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
joint resolution and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res.
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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, Depart-
ment of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: 
Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrig-
erators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers’’. All points of 
order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. 
The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
joint resolution and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 3. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 
the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union 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. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
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ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Education and Workforce or their respective 
designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill, 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 119–1 shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 
rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No 
further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each such further amendment 
may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All