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H.Res. 391 is a procedural resolution that sets rules for the House to consider and vote on H.J.Res. 72, which addresses a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025. The resolution streamlines the legislative process by waiving standard procedural objections and limiting debate to one hour, equally divided between the chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee and their respective parties, plus one motion to recommit. Once passed, the House must send the joint resolution to the Senate within one week. This type of resolution is a common parliamentary tool used to facilitate floor consideration of significant legislation, though it does not address the substance of the emergency declaration itself—that is determined by the underlying joint resolution.

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