Hearings

July 23, 2012

Full Committee

H.R. 4078 — Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012

H-313 The Capitol

Rule Hearing Information:

Meeting Time: Monday, July 23, 2012 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol
Further Consideration: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol

Amendment Process: Deadline on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM

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Resources:

Text of H.R. 4078 — Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act [Rules Committee Print 112-28, showing text based on H.R. 4078, H.R. 4607, H.R. 3862, H.R. 373, H.R. 4377, H.R. 2308, and H.R. 1840] [PDF]
:: Summary of Modifications Contained in Rules Committee Print 112-28
(as provided by the committees of jurisdiction and compiled by the Committee on Rules) [PDF]
:: Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate to RCP 112-28 [PDF]
Text of H. Rept. 112-461 Part 1 — Report from the Committee on the Judiciary [PDF][XML]
Text of H. Rept. 112-461 Part 2 — Report from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform [PDF]

Rule Hearing Documents (hearing held July 23, 2012)
   :: Rule [PDF]
   :: H. Res. 738 [PDF]
   :: H. Rept. 112-616 [PDF][XML]
Further Consideration Hearing Documents (hearing held July 25, 2011)
   :: Rule [PDF]
   :: H. Res. 741 [PDF]
   :: H. Rept. 112-623 [PDF]

Submitted for the Record:

Statement of Congresswoman Laura Richardson (CA)

Committee Votes:

(From hearing held July 23, 2012)

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 332

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 4078 to report an open rule for each bill. Defeated: 3–6

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 333

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 4078 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #71, offered by Rep. Markey (MA), which would exempt regulatory actions that protect the privacy or security of protected health information from Title I and Title II of the bill. The amendment would also exempt regulations that protect individuals from discrimination based on their genetic history from Title I and Title II of the bill. Defeated: 3–6

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 334

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 6082 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #XX, offered by Rep. XX, which would by Rep. Tonko (NY), #1, would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from awarding a lease to a bidder on offshore oil and gas leases if the bidder does not disclose information about the campaign and SuperPac contributions the bidder made to influence an election for federal office during the 5-year period preceding the submission of the bid to the Secretary. Defeated: 3–6

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 335

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4078 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #XX, offered by Rep. XX, which would by Rep. Hastings (FL), #15, would provide an exception to the underlying legislation, permitting agencies to make regulatory actions intended to protect senior citizens’ rights and benefits, including access to health care, food stamps, and other programs. Defeated: 3–6

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 336

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 4078 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #18, offered by Rep. Cummings (MD), which would provide an exception for any regulatory action by the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out the Medicare program including any update to payment or reimbursement rates for providers of services or suppliers; amendment #29, offered by Rep. Frank (MA), which would create an exception from Titles I, II, IV, VI, and VII for rules by the financial regulators to address failed self-regulatory organizations, replace unreliable rates, such as LIBOR, or address misleading or inaccurate submissions intended to manipulating the rates. A separate exception from title III would permit rules to facilitate settlement of claims related to LIBOR submissions; amendment #20 offered by Rep. Miller (CA),which would exempt from the definition of significant regulatory action a rule that would prevent coal miners from contracting pneumoconiosis (also known as black lung disease) or reduce the number of coal miners contracting that occupational disease; and amendment#34, offered by Rep. Waxman (CA), which would exempt EPA and NHTSA’s consensus rule to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon pollution from Model Year 2017 – 2025 light-duty cars and trucks and similar rules from the moratorium on regulatory action. Defeated: 3–6

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 337

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 6-3

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Yea	Ms. Slaughter.................	Nay
Mr. Woodall...................	Yea	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Nay
Mr. Nugent....................	Yea	Mr. Polis.....................	Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Yea
Mr. Webster...................	Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Yea

(From hearing held July 25, 2012)

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 338

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 4078 to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–6

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Mr. Sessions..................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Mr. McGovern..................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 339

Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Mr. Sessions..................	Yea	Ms. Slaughter.................	Nay
Ms. Foxx......................	Yea	Mr. McGovern..................	Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah............	Yea	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Nay
Mr. Woodall...................	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Yea