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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 7:45pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 529, H.R. 7888, H. Res. 1112, H. Res. 1117
Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 529, H.R. 7888 , H. Res. 1112, H. Res. 1117 Meeting 2
Bill Text
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 118-450 PDF
Rule II PDF
H. Rept. 118-456 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-2 on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1125:
Not agreed to by a record vote of193-228,after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of210-209,on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
MANAGERS: Roy/Leger Fernández
1. | Structured rule for H.R. 7888. |
2. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
3. | Provides two hours of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence or their respective designees |
4. | Provides that the bill shall be considered as read. |
5. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. |
6. | Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each 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 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. |
7. | Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. |
8. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
9. | Closed rule for H.R. 529. |
10. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
11. | Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
12. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
13. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. |
14. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
15. | Closed rule for H. Res. 1112. |
16. | Provides that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1112. |
17. | Provides that the resolution shall be considered as read. |
18. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. |
19. | Closed rule for H. Res. 1117. |
20. | Provides that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1117. |
21. | Provides that the resolution shall be considered as read. |
22. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. |
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1137:
Agreed to by a record vote of213-208,after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of208-202,on Friday, April 12, 2024.
MANAGERS: Massie/Neguse
1. | Structured rule for H.R. 7888. |
2. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
3. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence or their respective designees. |
4. | Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-27 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
5. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
6. | Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each 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 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. |
7. | Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. |
8. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
9. | Closed rule for H.R. 529. |
10. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
11. | Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
12. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
13. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. |
14. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
15. | Closed rule for H. Res. 1112. |
16. | Provides that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1112. |
17. | Provides that the resolution shall be considered as read. |
18. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. |
19. | Closed rule for H. Res. 1117. |
20. | Provides that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1117. |
21. | Provides that the resolution shall be considered as read. |
22. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. |
Amendments (click headers to sort)
# | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Strikes "one-sided" anywhere it appears in the text and inserts "any". | Submitted |
2 | Version 1 | Biggs (AZ) | Republican | Adds 2 clauses to the preamble after the 7th clause.1) On March 21, 2024 the Biden Administration submitted a resolution to the United Nations Security Council that "calls for an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza. 2) On March 25, 2024, the United States abstained rather than using its veto, allowing a resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to pass. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 213
Motion by Mr. Roy to report the rule. Adopted: 9-2
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 214
Motion by Mr. Massie to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
No Vote
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Austin Scott
Yea
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay