Bill
HR 214
Nonbinding resolution urging the Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government and restore services and pay.
Status: Resolution; Introduced January 6, 2025. Final recorded roll call: Roll Call #297 — Yeas 54, Nays 46, Excused 0, Not Voting 10.
Note: The submitted document bundle contains multiple unrelated draft and state-level resolutions (commendations, local recognitions, health‑care hero awards). This summary covers the primary H.R. 214 text whose title and operative language urge the United States Senate to immediately pass a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the federal government.
Purpose and intent
- To formally urge the U.S. Senate to take immediate bipartisan action to pass a clean continuing resolution (i.e., a stopgap appropriations measure without extraneous policy riders) so the federal government reopens and federal services and paychecks resume.
- To pressure Senate leadership to allow a vote on a clean CR and to communicate the urgency and harms of an ongoing shutdown to Senate leaders and specific senators.
Key provisions and language
- Findings/preamble: states the federal shutdown had stretched beyond 35 days (as described in the resolution), causing hardship to families, small businesses, and military families; disrupting food assistance, airport safety, and delaying Medicare, Social Security, and Veterans Affairs administrative actions.
- Criticizes Senate Democrats and Senate Minority Leader for failing multiple cloture/continuing resolution votes (claims 14 failed attempts).
- Cites an estimate from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget that a Democratic counterproposal would add $1.5 trillion to the national debt over ten years (presented as the resolution’s characterization of that counterproposal).
- Resolves (non‑binding):
- Urges the U.S. Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government.
- Urges the Senate to pursue any and all available procedural pathways to immediately initiate a vote on a clean CR.
- Directs transmission of copies of the resolution to the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. Senate and to Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin (named recipients in the text).
Who would be affected
- The resolution itself is symbolic and does not change law or funding. Its intended beneficiaries (per the preamble) are federal employees, beneficiaries of federal programs (SNAP, Medicare, Social Security, VA), small businesses, military families, and the general public experiencing disruption from a shutdown.
- It aims to influence members of the U.S. Senate and federal decision‑makers rather than create legal obligations.
Procedural history (selected)
- Introduced: January 6, 2025; referred to relevant committees.
- House action: Read and adopted (dates in February 2025 noted in the file); reported/enrolled and signed by the Speaker in June 2025 in some entries.
- Final recorded roll call entry in the provided file: November 6, 2025 — Yeas 54, Nays 46.
Limitations and legal effect
- This is a resolution expressing the will or position of the adopting legislative body; it does not appropriate funds, enact or amend statute, or compel Senate action.
- Any factual assertions in the preamble (e.g., the $1.5 trillion estimate or the number of failed cloture votes) are stated as findings and reflect the document’s cited sources/claims; they are not binding determinations of law.
Bottom line
- H.R. 214 is a non‑binding legislative resolution urging the U.S. Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to end a prolonged federal government shutdown and restore federal services and pay. Its primary effect is political pressure and formal communication of the adopting body’s position to U.S. Senate leadership and named senators.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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