Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A VOICE VOTE on Tuesday, February 8, 2011.
FLOOR ACTION ON H.RES. 73:
Adopted by record vote of 255-169, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 240-180, on Thursday, February 10, 2011.
MANAGERS: Sessions/Hastings
1. Closed rule.
2. Providing nine hours and 30 minutes of debate, with
—30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their respective designees,
—eight hours equally divided among and controlled by the respective chairs and ranking minority members of the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, and
—one hour equally divided among and controlled by the respective chairs and ranking minority members of the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Small Business.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution.
4. Provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Rules, now printed in the resolution, shall be considered as adopted and the resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
# | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
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3 | Version 1 | Hastings, Alcee (FL) | Democrat | Would add a section instructing committees to make the creation of jobs their highest priority, and to report jobs legislation to the House as soon as possible. Would require the legislation is to be considered by the House under an open amendment process. | Submitted |
1 | Version 1 | Landry (LA) | Republican | Would add “prevent the United States from becoming less dependent on foreign energy sources” to the list of items that committees should document in their review of regulations, executive and agency orders, and other administrative actions or procedures. | Submitted |
2 | Version 1 | Lee, Barbara (CA) | Democrat | Would redesignate paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (13) in Section 2 and insert after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) reduce poverty and address the needs of the chronically unemployed. | Submitted |
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H. Res. 72 To report an open rule. Defeated 3-8.
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H. Res. 72 To make in order and provide appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Hastings (FL), #3. The amendment adds a section instructing committees to make the creation of jobs their highest priority, and to report jobs legislation to the House as soon as possible. The amendment also says that the legislation is to be considered by the House under an open amendment process. Defeated 3-8.
Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule and provide the appropriate waivers for an amendment #2, offered by Rep. Lee (CA). The amendment provides that in section 2, redesignate paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (13) and insert after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
(3) reduce poverty and address the needs of the chronically unemployed. Defeated: 3–8.