H.R. 357 - Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 357 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 118-282 PDF

    Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 357

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Monday, December 11, 2023.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 922:
Agreed to by a record vote of 215-207, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 216-205, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

MANAGERS: Fischbach/Scanlon

1.

Structured rule for H.R. 1147.

2.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3.

Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

4.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

5.

Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered 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.

6.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective designees.

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. 357.

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 the Judiciary now printed the in 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 the Judiciary or their respective designees.

14.

Provides one motion to recommit.

15.

Provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress before January 9, 2024, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Plaskett (VI)DemocratAllows an exception for rules to provide benefits or health services to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.Submitted
2Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratLate Creates an independent, bipartisan commission — the Regulatory Improvement Commission — to review rules that are outdated, duplicative, or in conflict with one another.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 175

Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
No Vote
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay