Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 5:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 5:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
(as introduced)
H. Rept. 116-105 PDF
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary; Resolution Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find William P. Barr, Attorney General, U.S. Department Of Justice, In Contempt Of Congress For Refusal To Comply With A Subpoena Duly Issued By The Committee On The Judiciary
(as reported)
H. Rept. 116-108 PDF
Report from the Committee on Rules to accompany H. Res. 430.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 8-4 on Monday, June 10, 2019.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 431:
Agreed to by record vote of 227-190, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 227-190, on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.
MANAGERS: Raskin/Cole
1.Structured rule for H.R. 2740.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-17, modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the report, 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, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment printed in the report 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by Section 4, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the report or against amendments en bloc described in section 3.
8. Section 3 provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
9. Section 4 provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees may offer up to 15 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
10. Provides that at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion and no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
11. Provides that during consideration of H.R. 2740, it shall not be in order to use a decrease in Overseas Contingency Operations funds to offset an amendment that increases an appropriation not designated as Overseas Contingency Operations funds or vice versa, but does not apply to amendments between the Houses.
12. Closed rule for H. Res. 430.
13. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules.
14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution.
15. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 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.
Amendments Which May Be Considered During Original Jurisdiction Mark-up
Motion by Mr. Cole to postpone consideration of H. Res. 430 indefinitely, pursuant to clause 4(a)(7) of House Rule XVI. Not Agreed to: 4 yeas and 8 nays.
Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Cole to require that before the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary seeks such relief as described in the first resolved clause, he certify in writing to the Clerk of the House that he has personally reviewed all official Government reports related to the subpoena that is the subject of the resolution accompanying House Report 116-105. Not Agreed to: 4 yeas to 8 nays.
Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Cole to require that before the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary seeks such relief as described in the first resolving clause the chair shall certify in writing to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that he has made a good faith effort to negotiate with the Attorney General regarding such subpoena. Not Agreed to: 4 yeas and 8 nays.
Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mrs. Lesko to require that the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives shall periodically report to the House of Representatives the expenditures incurred with respect to any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to the authority described in the first resolving clause. Not Agreed to: 4 yeas and 8 nays.
Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Burgess to provide that the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives may not hire any person who is a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or who is employed by a lobbying firm (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602)). Not Agreed to: 4 yeas and 8 nays.
Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Cole to require that in the case of any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to the authority described in the first resolving clause, the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives shall provide to the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, and make available to any Member of the House of Representatives upon request, a description of, in the opinion of the General Counsel, the likelihood of success on the merits and strategy for addressing the decision of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in McKeever v. Barr No. 17-5149 (D.C. Cir. 2019). Not Agreed to: 4 yeas and 8 nays.
Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Woodall to provide that 10 days prior to hiring a lawyer or a consultant for the purpose of initiating or intervening in a judicial proceeding pursuant to the authority described in the first or second resolving clause, the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives shall provide to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and make available to any Member of the House of Representatives upon request the intended contract containing the terms of hire. Not Agreed to: 4 yeas and 8 nays.
Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Burgess to require that in the case of any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to the authority described in the first or second resolving clause, the chair of the relevant committee shall provide to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and make available to any Member of the House of Representatives upon request the source of the funds used to pay the costs associated with such judicial proceeding, including any corresponding reduction in the budget of any office or committee. Not Agreed to: 4 yeas and 8 nays.
Motion by Mr. Perlmutter to report the resolution, as amended, to the House with a favorable recommendation. Agreed to: 8 yeas and 4 nays.
Motion by Mr. Raskin to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4